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February 1953, Volume I Number 1 A New Organization ____________________________________________ 1 "Maybe" _______________________________________________________ 1 "Looking Ahead" _______________________________________________ 1 "Help" _________________________________________________________1 Next Meeting!! ________________________________________________ 1 In and Around the Aircraft Shops_. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny __ 2 "Annual Fly-In" _______________________________________________ 2 "A Deal" ______________________________________________________ 2 "Wanted-News" _________________________________________________ 2 "Old-Timer" ___________________________________________________ 2 "Thanks" ______________________________________________________ 2 "26 Years Ago in Aviation - 1927" _____________________________ 3 "Where to Buy" ________________________________________________ 3 "Wanted" ______________________________________________________ 3 "For Sale" ____________________________________________________ 3 March 1953, Volume I No. 2 February Meeting __ Robert Nolinske, Sec. & Treas. ____________ 1 It's Up to You __ Carl Schultz ________________________________ 1 Distance - No Object __ Bob ___________________________________ 2 Getting Started _______________________________________________ 2 Membership Cards Available ____________________________________ 2 Enthusiasm ____________________________________________________ 2 Wanted _________________________________________________________2 Next Meeting __________________________________________________ 2 The Home Builders Corner __Paul "Poop Deck" Poberezny __________3 Little Poop-Deck_. Paul _______________________________________ 3 April 1953, Vol. I No. 3 March Meeting _ Robert Nolinske, Sec. & Treas. ________________ 1 An Improved Publication _________________ ______________________1 Going To Press ________________________________________________ 1 Experimental Aircraft Pictures ________________________________ 1 Gran - Aire ___________________________________________________ 1 Next Meeting __________________________________________________ 1 The Home Builders Corner __Paul "Poop-Deck" Poberezny _________ 2 Next Meeting __________________________________________________ 2 Interest Shown in Organization ________________________________ 3 Membership Cards ______________________________________________ 3 Deals _________________________________________________________ 3 Wanted ________________________________________________________ 3 "Thanks" _____________________________________________________ 3 May 1953, Vol I No 4 April Meeting __ Robert Nolinske, Sec. & Treas. _______________ 1 First Annual Fly-In ___________________________________________ 1 Moving?__Notify _ _____________________________________________ 1 Next Meeting __________________________________________________ 1 Gran-Aire _____________________________________________________ 2 Help Offered __________________________________________________ 2 The Home-Builders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ________ 2 Air Pageant Holds Meeting _____________________________________ 3 Movie _________________________________________________________ 3 Technical Committee ___________________________________________ 3 Membership Cards ______________________________________________ 3 Pictures ______________________________________________________ 3 Association Officers __________________________________________ 3 June 1953, Vol I No 5 May Meeting ___ Robert Nolinske, Sec. & Treas._________________ 1 Next Meeting __________________________________________________ 1 Irish Linen ___________________________________________________ 1 The Home-Builders Corner _.. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ________ 2 Fly-In, September 12th and 13th _______________________________ 2 For Sale ______________________________________________________ 2 Wanted ________________________________________________________ 2 Association Officers __________________________________________ 2 Our Picture Page (with four photographs of Little Poopdeck, N19003) ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________ 3 Membership ____________________________________________________ 3 Membership Roster _____________________________________________ 4 July 1953, Vol I No 6 June Meeting ___ Robert Nolinske, Secretary & Treasurer ______ 1 Association Growing ___ Paul _________________________________ 1 The Home Builder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______ 2 Interested Members ___________________________________________ 2 Attention!! All Members Who Intend To Fly Their Experimental Aircraft To The First Annual Fly-In!! ________________________ 2 Third Wisconsin Air Pageant Advance Sale Tickets _____________ 2 Next Meeting _________________________________________________ 2 The Third Wisconsin Air Pageant Sept. 12th & 13th ___ Bob Nolinske _____________________________________________ 3 The Treasurer's Report _______________________________________ 3 Old Timer ____________________________________________________ 3 For Sale _____________________________________________________ 3 Wanted _______________________________________________________ 3 August 1953, Vol. I No. 7 July Meeting _.. Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary & Treasurer ___ 1 Association Officers _________________________________________ 1 Pictures _____________________________________________________ 1 Moving?__Notify Us ___________________________________________ 1 Next Meeting _________________________________________________ 1 The Home-Builder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______ 2 September 12th and 13th ______________________________________ 2 C.A.A. Cooperation ___________________________________________ 2 What To Do ___________________________________________________ 2 Fly-In Dinner ________________________________________________ 2 The Third Wisconsin Air Pageant Sept. 12th & 13th ____Bob Nolinske _____________________________________________ 3 Treasurer's Report ___________________________________________ 3 Old Timer ____________________________________________________ 3 For Sale _____________________________________________________ 3 Wanted ________________________..__ 3 Our Picture Page (with two photographs of Wittman Magic Carpet [Tailwind], N5747N, and two photographs of Morrow Special, N5355N)___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny __________________________4 New Members __________________________________________________ 4 September 1953 (Volume 1, #8 -- no one has it, including the EAA Library and Paul Poberezny. Hard to tell if all copies were lost, or if it was just never published) October 1953, Vol. 1, No, 9 Minutes of the Meeting, August 24, 1953 ___ Robert Nolinske __________ 1 Steve Wittman Wins E.A.A. Air Race at First Annual Fly-In ____________ 1 21 Experimental Aircraft Attend First Fly-In (article lists Woodard Thomas Morse S4-B Scout, N74W; Tallman 1918 Curtiss JN-4D Jenny; Pitt Yellow Jacket, N5745N; Lundgren modified Taylorcraft Poopdeck I; Miller Belly Flopper; Ollenburg Heath Parasol; Anderson[/Babcock Sundelin] Knight Twister, N979;Wittman Flying Carpet [Tailwind], N5747N; Poberezny Poopdeck II, N19003; Owens Rose Parakeet, N14842; Cole Stearman 450, N53234; Kensinger/Korkell Tater Chip #88, N31E; Timm modified Waco F-2, N144; Gruenberger modified Piper Cub Cruiser, N30850; Tietz modified Piper Cub Cruiser PA-12, N4333; Cole clipped wing Piper Cub; Myers clipped wing Piper Cub, N42963; Gordonier Piper J-3 Cub amphibian; clipped wing Piper Cub; and True Slow Poke, N7M) ____________________________________________ 1 Miller Entertains EAA Members At Fly-In _____________________________ 1 Mong Sport (with photograph of Ralph Mong and Mong Sport, N50984)____ 1 The Home-Builders Corner _.. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 The Yellow Jacket (with two photographs of Pitt Yellow Jacket, N5745N) _.. Leo J. Kohn _____________________________________________ 2 Classified Ads _______________________ ______________________________ 3 Flys 1400 Miles to Attend Fly-In ____________________________________ 3 Fred Miller Presented Honorary membership ___________________________ 3 (Photograph of Tallman Jenny) _______________________________________ 3 The "Little Audrey" _.. Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 4 (Three photographs of the Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B, one with Paul Poberezny) ________________________________________________ 4 November 1953, Volume 1, Number 10 Minutes of the Meeting, September 28, 1953 . Robert Nolinske, Secretary__ 1 An Experience in Modifying ___ C. S. Lasher _____________________________ 1 Help Wanted _____________________________________________________________ 1 Corben Sport Plane (with photograph of Corben Super Ace) ________________ 1 The Home-Builders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny __________________ 2 Fresh And Salty! (with two photographs of Kensinger 'Tater Chip #88, N31E) _.. Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________________________ 2 Classified Ads __________________________________________________________ 3 The Pride of Vero Beach ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Gordonier Piper Cub amphibian, with L. A. Gordenier and Paul Poberezny) _____________________________________________________ 4 December 1953, Volume 1, Number 11 Minutes of the Meeting, October 26, 1953 . Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ___________________________________________________ 1 Texas Building On the Upswing _________________________________________ 1 Race Pilots to Meet in Cincinnati _____________________________________ 1 The Stitts (sic) Playboy (with photograph of Stits Playboy, N8K, with Ray Stits) .___________________________________________________________ 1 Aviation Associations _________________________________________________ 1 CAA Receiving Experimenter ____________________________________________ 1 The Home Builders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ________________ 2 Treasurer's Report ____________________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Ollenburg Fleet biplane, N431K) ________________________ 2 Classified Ads ________________________________________________________ 3 Not So Slow! (with photograph of True Slow Poke, N7M) . Leo J. Kohn____ 3 Duster Experiments ____________________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Edmunds monoplane, N9647H) _____________________________ 3 (Two photographs of Anderson/Babcock [Sundelin] Knight Twister, N979 ___ L. Kohn ______________________________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Kraemer American Triplane, N6601Y) _____________________ 4 High in Popularity ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 4 (no Volume 1, Number 12) January 1954, Volume 2, Number 1 Minutes of the Meeting, November 23, 1953 . Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer __________________________________________________ 1 EAA Chapters _________________________________________________________ 1 CAA Manuals __________________________________________________________ 1 Race Pilots Association Joins With EAA ________________________________1 Photos _______________________________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Corben Junior Ace, 12817) _____________________________ 1 The Home Builders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________ 2 Experimenter Rates Increased _________________________________________ 2 Increased Advertisement ______________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Ollenburg Heath Parasol) ______________________________ 2 (Photograph of Mc Rae modified Driggs Dart, N15N) ____________________ 2 Classified Ads _______________________________________________________ 2 Wanted _______________________________________________________________ 3 Out of Hibernation ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________ 4 (Two photographs of Woodard Thomas-Morse S-4B Scout, N74W)____________ 4 Do You Know? _________________________________________________________ 4 February 1954, Volume 2, Number 2 Minutes of the Meeting, December 28, 1953 . Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer _________________________________________________ 1 E. A. A. Riverside Chapter News Notes ___ Ed Schnepf ________________ 1 Wittman Two Place Homebuilt First to Receive License ________________ 1 2nd Experimental Fly-In August 7th and 8th __________________________ 1 Decals ______________________________________________________________ 1 Lost ________________________________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Wittman Flying Carpet [Tailwind], N5747N, and Steve Wittman) ______________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________ 2 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 3 EAA to Screen Plans _________________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Kensinger modified Buhl Pup) _________________________ 3 Official NAA Specifications for 190 Cubic Inch Class Racing Airplanes Effective January 1, 1950 _________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B) _______________________ 4 (Photograph of Lasher clipped-wing Aeronca, N2516E) _________________ 4 March 1954, Volume 2, Number 3 Minutes of the Meeting, January 25, 1954 . Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ________________________________________________ 1 EAA Encouraged by CAA Officials ____________________________________ 1 Interest Shown in Kits _____________________________________________ 1 This Issue Only _____________________________________________________1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 Official Photographer ______________________________________________ 2 Indebtedness _______________________________________________________ 3 Bad Weather Doesn't Stop EAA _______________________________________ 3 Farnborough Airshow Movie To Be Seen _______________________________ 3 EAA-Riverside Chapter News Notes ___________________________________ 3 Another Air Pageant ___ J. Custin __________________________________ 3 Some Toy! (Photograph of Geib Eastern Aircraft FM-2 Wildcat, N90523) ____________________________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Gordonier Piper Cub amphibian) ______________________ 3 PRPA News (with photograph of Falk Rivets #92 racer, N60089, and Bill Falk) ___ Bill Falk ___________________________________________ 4 Nitro Methane ___ William F. Falk, Vice President, P.R.P.A. ________ 4 Correction _________________________________________________________ 4 Official NAA Specifications for 190 Cubic Inch Class Racing Airplanes (effective January 1, 1950) (Continued from Feb. Issue) _____________________________________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Nelson mid-wing, N14N, and Raymond Nelson ___ Howard Levy) _______________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Kraemer Rapid Rambler) ______________________________ 5 (Photograph of Larson C Speed Bird, N38C) __________________________ 6 (Photograph of Timm Waco F, N144) __________________________________ 6 The Stearman Duster Looks to New Horizons ___ Leo J. Kohn __________ 6 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 7 Flying In August 7 & 8?? ___________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Stits Junior, N1292, and Piper Cub, N76169) ________ 7 New Design for Business Flying (with photograph of model of Aylor roadable aircraft) ___________________________________________ 8 April 1954, Volume 2, Number 4 Minutes of the Meeting, February 22, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary - Treasurer ______________________________________________ 1 Wittman's Tailwind _________________________________________________ 1 CAA Official Addresses EAA Members _________________________________ 1 EAA Chapters _______________________________________________________ 1 E A A Again Thanks The Miller Brewing Co. ___________________________1 For Canadian Homebuilders __________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Paul Poberezny, Carl Walters, and Bob Nolinske) _____ 1 The Homebuilders Corner _.. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 Effie's Twister (with photograph of Effenheim Knight Twister, NX572?N)___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Blauman BT-13, N57040) ______________________________ 3 (Photograph of Meyer Little Toot, N61G) ____________________________ 3 Ride Em' Cowboy ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 3 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 3 PRPA News (with photographs of Bigos/Buffington [Miss Dara] #30 (Photograph of Adams Stearman PT-17, N63711)________________________ 4 (insert -- Corben Super Ace plans, pages A1 to A4) C A A Official Addresses EAA Members __ Leo J. Kohn ________________ 5 Aviation History ___________________________________________________ 5 Riverside Chapter News Notes, First Official Meeting __ Ed Schnepf__ 6 Notes from the Riverside E A A Log Book (March) ___ Ed Schnepf _____ 6 The Corben Super Ace _______________________________________________ 6 For Canadian Homebuilders __________________________________________ 6 Civil Air Regulations For Homebuilders _____________________________ 6 For Sale ___________________________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Falejczyk Heath Super Parasol project) ______________ 8 May 1954, Volume 2, Number 5 Minutes of the Meeting .. Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ___ 1 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 1 "Do It Yourself" Movement Spreads To Aircraft, CAA Advises Would-Be Plane Builders _____________________________________________ 1 An Aviation Historian's Viewpoint ___________________________________ 1 (Photograph of 1912 Curtiss pusher) _________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poop-deck) Poberezny _____________ 2 PRPA News (Photograph of Morris Pitts Special #8 racer, [N6N?) ______ 4 Riverside Chapter Log Book ___ Ed Schnepf ___________________________ 4 (Photograph of Mone Nieuport 28, N12237, Schreel) ___________________ 4 (Insert - Corben Super Ace plans, pages A5 to A8) Fly Cycle In Air (photograph of Farnham Fly Cycle, N201A) ____________5 (Fly Cycle _ Front View photograph of Farnham Fly Cycle) ____________ 5 (Fly Cycle - Cockpit View photograph of Farnham Fly Cycle) __________ 5 Woods Used In Aircraft Construction _________________________________ 5 It's Your Paper _____________________________________________________ 5 Clipped Wing Cub (with photograph of Myers clipped-wing Cub N42963) ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________________________________ 6 Standard E-1 (with photograph of Tallent Standard E-1) ______________ 6 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 6 Civil Air Regulations For Homebuilders, Continued From Last Month____ 7 EAA Chapters ________________________________________________________ 8 June 1954, Volume 2, Number 6 ] Minutes of the Meeting, May 24, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer _________________________________________ 1 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 1 Don't Miss Your National Fly-In August 7th & 8th ____________________ 1 Why Not Model Your Dream Ship? ______________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Little Audrey, N27B, and Yellow Jacket, N5745N, in flight) __________________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 Attention Members! __________________________________________________ 2 Fly-In Guide ________________________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of EAA Chapter 2, Peoria, Ill., officers) _______________ 3 (Photograph of Peoria Chapter Charter Presentation) _________________ 3 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 3 EAA Chapters ________________________________________________________ 3 The Lincoln Special _________________________________________________ 3 PRPA News -- $3,500 Race At Dansville, New York __ L.J.K. ___________ 4 The "Rare Bird" (with photograph of Scoville Rare Bird #50 racer, N16N) ___ Paul Schroeder ____________________________________________ 4 More On Aircraft Construction Materials _____________________________ 4 (insert - Corben Super Ace plans, pages A9 to A12) (Two photographs of Cole 450 hp Stearman, N53234) ___________________ 5 The Reader Speaks ___________________________________________________ 5 Loving's Love (with photograph of Loving Love #64, N351C) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________________________ 6 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Morris Pitts Special #8 racer, [N6N?]) _______________ 7 (Photograph of Rayner modified Stearman _____________________________ 7 About EAA ___________________________________________________________ 8 July 1954, Volume 2, Number 7 Minutes of the Meeting, June 28, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ________________________________________________ 1 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 1 On To The Fly In ___________________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Stits Play Boy, N8K [misnamed "Sky Baby"]) __________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 This Is All ________________________________________________________ 2 Movie For July 26th Meeting ________________________________________ 2 EAA Convention Meeting _____________________________________________ 2 Fly-In Facts _______________________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Rezich Travel Air, NC606K) __________________________ 2 "Riverside Chapter Log Book" ___ Ed Schnepf ________________________ 3 EAA Chapters _______________________________________________________ 3 Try It First In Scale (with photographs of Howard scale model)___ Frederic Howard ____________________________________________________ 3 Sport Air Race _____________________________________________________ 4 Rubinkam Airshow Notes ___ Burton Kemp _____________________________ 4 Project X (with drawing of Dzik Project "X-1" ______________________ 4 (insert, guide and map for 1954 National Fly-In of the EAA) The Best Is None Too Good ___ E. W. Ross ___________________________ 5 The Reader Speaks __________________________________________________ 5 Gyro Glider (with photograph of Bensen Gyro-Glider, N278SC) ________ 6 A Thought For The Record ___ Burton Kemp ___________________________ 6 Stits "Sky Baby" (misnamed as "Play Boy") (with photograph of Stits Sky Baby, N5K) _______________________________________________ 6 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 7 What E. A. A. And Aeronautical Engineering Means To Me ___ Stanley J. Dzik ____________________________________________________ 7 Corben "Baby Ace" (with drawing of Corben Baby Ace) ________________ 7 Meeting EAA Convention _____________________________________________ 7 Sherry's Speedster (with photograph of Sherry modified Ryan ST-3KR__ 8 August 1954, Volume 2, Number 8 Minutes of the Meeting, July 26, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer _______________________________________________ 1 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 1 2nd Annual Fly-In A Success ___ George Hardie, Jr. ________________ 1 EAA Chapters ______________________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Fly-In trophy winners, Ray Nelson, Jack McRae, Paul Poberezny, Neal Loving, and Richard Schroeder) ____________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 Thanks A Lot Fellows ___ Paul, Leo and Bob ________________________ 2 Our Hats Go Off_. _________________________________________________ 3 EAA Chapter No. 3 Long Island News Notes ___ Mary Anne Nelson, Secretary Treasurer _______________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Chapter 3 members, Mary Anne Nelson, Ray Nelson, Jack McRae, and Tom Cassutt) ______________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Milwaukee EAA members Dave Franz, Richard Donovan, and Frank Peters) ________________________________________ 4 Les Cole Winner Of West coast Aerobatic championship ______________ 4 The Reader Speaks _________________________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Loving WR-1 Love #64, N351C, and Neal Loving) ______ 4 (insert, 3-view drawing of Corben Baby Ace and 3-view drawing of Wittman 2 Place - Model W8 [Tailwind]) Report On The Fly-In __ Leo J. Kohn _______________________________ 5 (Photograph of Audrey Poberezny and Lois Nolinske) _ Leo J. Kohn___ 5 (Photograph of Fly-In speakers and judges, T. K. Jordan, Wiley Wright, Robert Burbick, Carl Clifford, and Anthony Maugeri ___ Leo J. Kohn) __________________________________________________ 5 Experimental Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In (article lists Nelson N-4, N14N; McRae Super Dart, N15N; Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B; Rezich Travel Air D4D, NC606K; Geib Eastern Aircraft FM-2 [Wildcat], N90523; True Slow Poke, N7M; Frisbie Flea TC-1 Triplane, N5748N; Sherry Ryan ST-3KR, N60155; Poberezny modified Taylorcraft 1-A Little Poop Deck, N19003; Cole Taylorcraft BC, N21392; Gruenberger Piper J5A, N30850; Davis Grumman G-32A, N46110; Cole Stearman I-B75A, N53234; Owens Rose A-1 Parakeet, N14842; Bryner Taylorcraft BC, N23899; Loving WR-1 Love #64, N351C; Myers clipped wing Piper Cub J3C-65, N42963; Piper Cub J3C-65, N7304H; Davis Piper Cub J3F-65, N38604; Wittman Tailwind, N5747N; Wittman Buster, N14855; Ollenburg Fleet 2, N431K; Adams Stearman PT-17 450, N63711; York Piper Cub J3F-65, N32853; Schroeder (is Schreder) Air Mate, N5751N; Wittman WD [Big X], N31637; Travel Air 12-Q, N417W; and Champion Aeronca 7-AC, N83385)____________________________________ 6 Moving?? _________________________________________________________ 6 More Airmarking Needed ___________________________________________ 6 NAA Sanctioned Race Results, Western New York Air Show And Races, Dansville, N. Y., July 4, 1954 ____________________________ 6 Classified Ads ___________________________________________________ 7 Editorial ________________________________________________________ 7 Corben Baby Ace (with drawing of Baby Ace and photograph of Paul Poberezny constructing Baby Ace) .... Paul Poberezny ________ 8 Watch For It__ Coming Soon _______________________________________ 8 September 1954, Volume 2, Number 9 Minutes of the Meeting, August 23, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary - Treasurer ______________________________________________ 1 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 1 The Present And The Future ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________ 1 New Officers _______________________________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Yutz parasol, N69270) _______________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 Killjoys Waiting On The Ground _____________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Welzen Travel-Air 12-Q, N147W) ______________________ 2 (Photograph of Tietz Piper PA-12, N4333) ___________________________ 2 PRPA News (with drawing of cross-section of propeller blade failure__3 Recommended Books __________________________________________________ 3 How About Building A Triplane (with photograph of Frisbie Flea TC-1 triplane, N5748N) ___ Leo J. Kohn ________________________ 3 The Reader Speaks __________________________________________________ 3 Will This Be The Answer (with photograph of Yentzer Model 11)___ Leo J. Kohn ________________________________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Mooney Mite, N4130) _________________________________ 4 New Yorkers Building Wittman Two-Place _____________________________ 4 Chapter News, EAA Chapters, News Notes _.. Ray Nelson ______________ 5 Don't Be Scared By This Spook (with two photographs of Beville/Foose Lil' Spook #77 racer, N42M) _.. Leo J. Kohn ________ 5 Help Wanted! _______________________________________________________ 5 Most Outstanding Workmanship (with photograph of Schreder Air Mate, N5751N) ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________________ 6 Airplane Welding ___________________________________________________ 6 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 7 Annual Issue Of Experimenter _______________________________________ 7 Question Box ___ Technical Committee _______________________________ 7 First Anniversary __________________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Thomas Pitcairn PA-7M Super Mailwing, N13158) ___ Burton Kemp _______________________________________________________ 7 EAA Chapters _______________________________________________________ 8 October 1954, Volume 2, Number 10 Minutes of the Meeting, September 27, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ________________________________________________ 1 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 1 1955 Fly-In ________________________________________________________ 1 From Connies To Home-Builts __Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 1 Experimenter Free To C.A.A. Agents _________________________________ 1 (Photograph of Tom Cassutt and Cassutt Special #111 racer, N20N) Leo J. Kohn ________________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 Photographer's Special (with photograph of Gruenberger modified Piper Cub Cruiser, N30850) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________ 2 Fly-In Trio (photograph of Nelson N-4, N14N, McRae Super Dart, N15N and Gruenberger modified Piper Cub Cruiser, N30850) ___________ 2 A Real Rare Bird (with photograph of Davis Grumman G-32A, N46110) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________ 3 EAA Chapter Correspondence _________________________________________ 3 Another Clipped Wing cub (photograph of Davis modified Piper J3F, N38604) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________ 3 The Reader Speaks __________________________________________________ 4 For The Next Five Years ____________________________________________ 4 Cole Brother's Latest (with photograph of Cole modified Taylorcraft, N21392) ___ Leo J Kohn _____________________________________________ 4 Eastern FM-2 "Wildcat" (photograph of Geib Eastern Aircraft FM-2 Wildcat, N90523) ___________________________________________________ 4 The Cloud Clipper (with drawings of Cloud Clipper glider) Douglas Rolfe ______________________________________________________ 5 My Little Poop Deck (with photograph of Poberezny modified Taylorcraft Little Poop Deck, N19003, Leo J. Kohn ) Paul Poberezny______________________________________________________ 9 Airplane Welding (continued from September issue) ___________________10 Glamourized Champ ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Champion Champ, N83385, Leo J. Kohn) ________________ 10 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 11 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 11 What is the EAA? ___________________________________________________ 12 CAA Manuals ________________________________________________________ 12 November 1954, Volume 2, Number 11 (Photograph of Nelson monoplane, N1325N) ___________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 The Reader Speaks __________________________________________________ 2 E. A. A. Obtains Insurance For Homebuilts __________________________ 3 Mid-Winter Meeting _________________________________________________ 3 Minutes of the Meeting, October 25, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary - Treasurer ______________________________________________ 3 "Blue Hybrid" (with photograph of Harwood/Briggs modified Aeronca K) ___ L. J. K. ___________________________________________ 3 Chapter News, EAA chapter No. 3 ___ Ray Nelson _____________________ 4 Riverside Log Book ___ Ed Schnepf __________________________________ 4 Kits-Kits-Kits _____________________________________________________ 4 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 4 Three-Place Luscombe T8F "Observer" (with photograph of Brown Luscombe T8F, N2573N?) ___ Burton Kemp _____________________________ 4 Aircraft Plans ___ Stanley Dzik ____________________________________ 5 Finishing Of Aircraft Wood Structures ______________________________ 5 (Photograph of Jameson Perth-Amboy A "Bird", N9181) ________________ 5 An Experience In Building An Airplane (with drawings of fuselage Jigs) ___ C. A. Walters ____________________________________________ 6 (Photograph of Campbell Modified Pietenpol) ________________________ 8 A Famous Flyer Joins E.A.A. ___ Gregory C. Kohn ____________________ 8 Join A Chapter Now _________________________________________________ 8 Two More Being Built (with photograph of Hernandez and Bucholz Stits Playboy projects) ____________________________________ 8 News Notes __________________________________________________________8 They don't Come Much Smaller (with two photographs of Chana/Coward Wee Bee, NX50840) ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________ 9 Proposed Chapters - Contact! ! _____________________________________ 9 Pre-War Homebuilt (photograph of Hagen/Sorrell biplane) ___ Peter Bowers______________________________________________________________ 10 Fred Williams' X-366 (photograph of Fred Williams and Williams X-366 parasol) __ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________________ 10 Anyone For Hydro-Skis ______________________________________________ 10 Well Dressed Plane Wears Plastic Pants _____________________________ 10 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 10 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 11 CAA Manuals ________________________________________________________ 11 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 11 What Is The EAA? ___________________________________________________ 12 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 12 Crusader Biplane (with photograph of Schmidt Crusader, 5189) ___ A. J. Schmidt ______________________________________________________ 12 December 1954, Volume 2, Number 12 (Photograph of Peterson Knight Twister, Merle Olmsted) _______________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner _.. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ________________ 2 Minutes of the Meeting, November 22, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary - Treasurer ________________________________________________ 3 What Is The EAA? _____________________________________________________ 2 A "Honey" Of An Airplane (with two photographs of Chana/Coward Honey Bee, [N90859]) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 3 Here's The Story On The Front Page Plane _____________________________ 3 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 3 Join A Chapter Now ___________________________________________________ 3 Proposed Chapters - Contact! _________________________________________ 3 Chapter News Notes, EAA Chapter 6 ___ R. W. Weaver ___________________ 4 Chapter News, EAA Chapter No. 4 ___Russ Stearns ______________________ 4 Cub bi-Wing (photograph of Crowl modified Piper Cub) _________________ 4 Modified Duster (photograph of modified Alexander Eaglerock) ___ Lee Enich ____________________________________________________________ 5 Canadians Show Deep Interest In E.A.A. _______________________________ 5 From Out Of The Past (with photograph of Weeks/Gregory 1912 Curtiss pusher, NX5704N) ___ George Hardie, Jr. ______________________ 5 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 5 (Three-view drawings of Loving Love, #64, N351C) _____________________ 6 (Photographs of Neal Loving constructing Loving Love #64, N351C)______ 7 How To Design You Own Airplane ___ Richard Schreder __________________ 8 Modified "Knight Twister" (photograph of Pilgrim modified Knight Twister project) ______________________________________________ 9 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 9 The Reader Speaks ____________________________________________________ 9 (Cutaway perspective drawing of Corben Baby Ace, S. Dzik) ____________ 10 Classified Ads _______________________________________________________ 11 CAA Manuals __________________________________________________________ 11 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 11 EAA Suffers Great Loss _______________________________________________ 12 In Memorandum ________________________________________________________ 12 Canadian Craftsman Constructs Champions (with photograph of Keiller Jodel D-9, F-PEPF, and photograph of Keiller Jodel D-11, F-WBBG) _________________________________________________________12 January 1955, Volume 3, Number 1 (Photograph of Owens Parakeet, N14842) _______________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _________________ 2 Ready For Covering (with photograph of Keresteri monoplane project)____ 2 A Thought On Aviation ___ W. J. Davidson ______________________________ 3 "Bull Pup" (with photograph of Miller Bull Pup) ___ Leo J. Kohn _______ 4 220 Horse Power "Super Dart" (with two photograph of Jocelyn modified Dart G, N20513) ______________________________________________ 4 News Notes ____________________________________________________________ 4 Nothing Fancy, But It Flies (with photographs of York monoplane, N35K) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________________ 5 Here's A Tri-Cycle Bi-Plane (with photographs of Conrad biplane) ______ 5 What You Should Know To Build Your Own Airplane, These Federal Regulations Must Be Met _______________________________________________ 6 Minutes Of Greater L.A. Area EAA Chapter Meet ___ K. Robinson _________ 8 EAA Chapter #7 News Notes ___ George S. Rodman ________________________ 8 Deer Park, L.I., N.Y. EAA Chapter #3 News ___Ray Nelson ________________8 Minutes of the Meeting, December 27, 1954 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ___________________________________________________ 9 News Notes ____________________________________________________________ 9 What Is The EAA? ______________________________________________________ 9 Attend The Mid-Winter Meeting, Feb. 26th, 1955, Curtiss Wright Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin _________________________________________ 9 Proposed Chapters - Contact! __________________________________________ 10 Join A Chapter Now ____________________________________________________ 10 1955 Fly-In, August 6, 7, & 8th _______________________________________ 10 Include The DETAILS! __________________________________________________ 10 We Need Your Help! ____________________________________________________ 10 CAA Manuals ___________________________________________________________ 10 Classified Ads ________________________________________________________ 11 High Powered "Knight Twister" (with four photographs of Lowrey/ Roakes Knight Twister, N13N, S. J. Zagoroday) _Leo J. Kohn _____________12 February 1955, Volume 3, Number 2 (Photograph of Poberezny Corben C-1 Baby Ace, N1950C, Leo J. Kohn) __________________________________________________________________1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _________________ 2 Super Parasol (with photograph of Rodenburg Super Parasol project)_____ 2 Wimpy (with photograph of Buswell/Long Wimpy, N15515) _________________ 2 The Baby Ace_. (with three photographs of Poberezny Baby Ace and Paul Poberezny, Donald N. Emmerich) ___________________________________ 3 (Two photographs of Poberezny Baby Ace, N1950C, Leo J. Kohn) __________ 4 News Notes ____________________________________________________________ 5 What Is The EAA? ______________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Dzik, Maugeri, and Poberezny with Baby Ace) ___________ 5 News Note _____________________________________________________________ 5 Letter To The Editor __________________________________________________ 5 World War I Fighter Again Takes To Air ___ Bob Nolinske _______________ 5 What Is The EAA? ______________________________________________________ 5 Chapter #5 News Notes, Cleveland, Ohio ___ Norman G. Bluhm. And James A. Biller ___________________________________________________ 6 News Notes ____________________________________________________________ 6 Proposed Chapters - Contact! __________________________________________ 6 Join A Chapter Now ____________________________________________________ 6 Minutes of the Meeting, January 24, 1955 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer ___________________________________________________ 7 Lovings Love __________________________________________________________ 7 Lightplane Design _____________________________________________________ 8 E.A.A. Membership Drive _______________________________________________ 9 You Can Buy this One ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 9 (Photograph of Rice Bluebird racer, N1131V) ___________________________ 9 Helpful Information (with metal-bending sketches) ___ Donald Cookman _______________________________________________________________ 9 The Redfern "Knight Twister" ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 10 (Photograph of Redfern Knight Twister, N1328N) ________________________ 10 "Playboy" Kit Constructed _____________________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Stits/Ewen Playboy) ____________________________________ 10 Classified Ads ________________________________________________________ 11 E.A.A. Evaluation Committee ___________________________________________ 12 Two Homebuilts From Sweden ____________________________________________ 12 (Two photographs of Ericson monoplanes) ______________________________ 12 This Is Your Last Issue Of The Experimenter ___________________________ 12 March 1955, Volume 3, Number 3 (Photograph of Heuberger Doodle Bug, N3930B) _____________________ 1 The Homebuilder's corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ____________ 2 (Photograph of Timm Waco F, N144) _________________________________ 2 (Photograph of S. J. [Steve] Wittman and Wittman Flying Carpet [Tailwind], N5747N) ______________________________________________ 2 The Doodle Bug ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 3 (Two photographs of Heuberger Doodle Bug, N3930B) _________________ 3 Board Of Directors Meeting _.. Leo M. Gelb ________________________ 3 Lightplane Design (continued from February) _______________________ 4 (Photograph of Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B) _____________________ 5 (Photograph of Larson C Speed Bird, N38C, William T. Larkins) ___ Leo J. Kohn) __________________________________________________ 5 News Note _________________________________________________________ 5 Letters To The Editor _____________________________________________ 5 News Note _________________________________________________________ 6 The Mid-Winter Fly-In _____________________________________________ 6 Riverside chapter Celebrates First Anniversary ___ Ed Schnepf _____ 6 EAA Chapter #3 Deer Park, L. I., N. Y. ___ Ray Nelson _____________ 6 EAA Chapter #11 Greater Los Angeles, Cal. _________________________ 6 News Notes From Red Bluff, Calif., Way ____________________________ 7 News Note _________________________________________________________ 7 EAA Chapter 12 Houston, Texas ___ Spud Miller _____________________ 7 Delta Wings! ______________________________________________________ 7 Minutes Of The Meeting ____________________________________________ 7 The Pretty Prairie Special __ Leo J. Kohn _________________________ 8 (Two photographs of Unruh Pretty Prarie Special, N25460) __________ 8 (Top elevation drawing of Unruh Pretty Prarie Special) ____________ 8 (Construction drawings of Pretty Prairie Special) _________________ 9 Letters To The Editor ____________________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Kraemer Rapid Rambler) ____________________________ 10 Rivets The Racer ___ Bill Falck __________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Bill Falck and Falck Rivets #92 racer, N60089) ____ 10 A Home Built Modification With Professional Performance ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________________________________ 11 (Photograph of Wagner twin-engine Tri-Pacer, N932A) Leo J. Kohn___ 11 Proposed chapters ________________________________________________ 11 Join A Chapter Now! ______________________________________________ 11 The Channel Wing ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 12 (Three photographs of Custer CCW-3 Channel Wing, N6257C, ___ Lee English ___________________________________________________12 (Photograph of Stan Dzik and Dzik Project X-1, Leo J. Kohn) ______ 12 Some Sound Advice ________________________________________________ 13 (Three-view drawing of Billman Sky-Opener [Little Pink Cloud]_____ 13 Letters To The Editor ____________________________________________ 13 Scrap Pile And Labor Produce Fine Homebuilt ______________________ 13 (Photograph of Nelson monoplane, N14N ___ Howard Levy) ___________ 13 Gull-Wing Is The Thing! ___ Jim Williams _________________________ 14 (Two photographs of Williams racer, N33N) ________________________ 14 She's A Honey (And Partially Blonde) (photograph of Corben Baby Ace instrument panel) ____________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ___________________________________________________ 15 The Stits-Beseler "Executive" ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________ 16 (Three photographs of Stits-Beseler Executive, N36K) _____________ 16 April 1955, Volume 3, Number 4 (Photograph of Pitt Yellow Jacket, N5745N) _________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ______________ 2 Pozgay Helicopter ___________________________________________________ 2 (Two photographs of Pozgay helicopter, N19N) ________________________ 2 EAA News Section _ EAA Members In Discussion (with photograph Of Long Island EAA Chapter members) _________________________________ 3 Experimental Aircraft Association Houston Chapter #No. 12 ___ Spud Miller _________________________________________________________ 3 Chapter 11 Greater Los Angeles, California ___Joan Trefethen ________ 3 Our Friend: Ray Stits ___ Leo J. Kohn _______________________________ 4 (One photograph of the Stits-Beseler Executive, N36K, and one photograph of 3 Playboys, a Sky Baby, N5K, an Executive, N36K, and a Flut-R-Bug, N50P) _______________________________________ 4 (Six photographs, of the Stits Junior, N1292, Stits Sky Baby, N5K, Stits Playboy, N8K, Stits Executive, N36K, and Stits Flut-R-Bug, N50P) __ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 5 Mr. Hannaford's Bee _________________________________________________ 6 (Photograph of Hannaford Bee, N34254) _______________________________ 6 Build A Baby Ace ____________________________________________________ 6 Books For The Homebuilders __________________________________________ 6 Complying With Regulations __________________________________________ 7 Les Cole And The "Playboy" (with photograph of Les Cole and Stits Playboy, N8K) ___ Ed Schnepf ________________________________________ 7 M. I. Baby Ace ______________________________________________________ 7 Gripes! _____________________________________________________________ 7 Letter To The Editor ________________________________________________ 7 (Construction drawings of the Pretty Prairie Special) _______________ 8 (Construction drawings of the Pretty Prairie Special) _______________ 9 (Construction drawings of the Pretty Prairie Special) ________________10 Current Trends of Plane Homebuilding In France ___ George L. Sabatie _____________________________________________________________ 11 Canon Of Ethics For Experimental Aircraft Association Members _______ 11 Standard Of Professional Ethics _____________________________________ 11 Experimental Aircraft Association Greater L. A. Chapter #11 ___ Joan Trefethen ______________________________________________________ 11 EAA Chapter 13, Detroit, Warren, Mich. ______________________________ 11 Minutes of the Meeting ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer___ 11 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 11 Aircraft Design, Continued from March Issue Of Experimenter _________ 12 Project Skylark _____________________________________________________ 13 (Two photographs of the Robertson SRX-1 Skylark, N2903B) ____________ 13 Join A Chapter Now! _________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 15 Alaskan Home-Builts ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 16 (A photograph of the Fike parasol, N13390, and a photograph of the Fike Model D, N79916) _______________________________________________ 16 May 1955, Volume 3, Number 5 (Photograph of DeLong Little Mixer, N631) __________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner _.. Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ________________2 Minutes of the Meeting, April 25, 1955 . Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer _________________________________________________ 2 The Music M-100 _____________________________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Music M-100, 12750 ___ Burton Kemp) __________________ 2 EAA News Section_____________________________________________________ 3 Poberezny Points Plane's Pet Parts (photograph of Paul Poberezny, Foster Hannaford, Jr., Poberezny Little Audrey, and Hannaford Parakeet, N40100) ___________________________________________________ 3 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 3 Darrel De Long's "Little Mixer" ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________ 3 (Two photographs of Lee L-1P-S Little Mixer, N631) __________________ 3 Experimental Aircraft Association-Chapt. 11 ___ Joan Trefethen ______ 4 More News About The "Honey Bee" _____________________________________ 4 A New Helicopter ____________________________________________________ 4 Another Goodyear Racer Turns Up ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________ 5 (Two photographs of Meier/Johnson Special #51 racer, N2E) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________________________ 5 Air Racing Is Reborn ________________________________________________ 5 Second Annual Dansville Air Race ____________________________________ 5 Chapters Take Note! _________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of the Lindahl Special) _________________________________ 6 An Original "Rose Parakeet" _________________________________________ 6 (Photograph of Herrett Parakeet, N18252) ____________________________ 6 To The Readers ___ Edward W. Miller, Jr. ____________________________ 6 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 6 Letters To The Editor _______________________________________________ 6 A Pulse-Jet Helicopter ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________ 7 (Photograph of Tooker pulse-jet helicopter ___ Al Tooker) ___________ 7 (Three-view drawing of Vertical Rising Aircraft, Bell Aircraft Corp.)_7 The Pretty Prairie Special IV ___ Leo J. Kohn _______________________ 8 (Two photographs of Unrah Pretty Prairie Special) ___________________ 8 "Clipped" J-3 (photograph of Koch Piper J-3, N32543) ________________ 8 Here's An Inside Look At The "Tailwind" (photograph of Wittman Tailwind, N5747N) ___________________________________________________ 9 (Photograph of Bell Aircraft's Vertical Rising Airplane) ____________ 9 The Rice Special ___ Burton Kemp ____________________________________ 9 (Two photographs of Rice Special, N64576 ___ Burton Kemp) ___________ 9 Proposed Chapters ___________________________________________________ 10 Join A Chapter Now! _________________________________________________ 10 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 11 (Lootenant Tex Quilly cartoon) ____________________________ 14 (is page 12) Schreder "Air Mate" _.. Burton Kemp _______________________ 14 (is page 12) (Three photographs of Schreder Air Mate, N5751N, Burton Kemp) ___________________________________________________________ 14 (is page 12) June 1955, Volume 3, Number 6 (Photograph of Poberezny Corben Baby Ace, N9050C) __________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner _.. Paul H. Poberezny _______________________ 2 Experimenting With New All-Metal Covering ___________________________ 2 CAA Aviation Incentive Movement (AIM) _______________________________ 2 Attend The Flyin Early ______________________________________________ 3 (Heinonen HK-1, Built In Finland (with photograph of Heinonen HK-1, OH-HKA) _______________________________________________________ 3 News Notes ___________________________________________________________4 Flyin Committee Meet ________________________________________________ 4 Plan To Attend The Fly-In ___________________________________________ 4 L. A. Chapter No. 11 ________________________________________________ 4 Trophy Sponsors _____________________________________________________ 4 A Trio Of Homebuilts ________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Thompson monoplane) __________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Thompson Screaming Meany #40 racer, N1210M) __________ 5 (Photograph of Thompson racer, N5M) _________________________________ 5 The Thompson Trio ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________ 5 Where, Oh Where! ____________________________________________________ 5 Pointers On Flying Your Glider ___ Bob Gordon _______________________ 5 Two-Place T-33 Jet To Be Assembled ___ Burton Kemp __________________ 6 Capt. Jan Christie's BHT-1 ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 6 (Photograph of Christie BHT-1, LN-JHC) ______________________________ 6 Correction Please! _.. Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 6 Kensinger Builds Another Custom Job _________________________________ 6 Sport Design By F. Simpson __________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Simpson monoplane, N12V) _____________________________ 7 Once A Cub! ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of Dadek V-1 Special, N25A) _____________________________ 7 Regulations Relaxed In England ______________________________________ 7 Corben To Reorganize ___ Leo J. Kohn ________________________________ 8 (Four photographs of Mechanix Illustrated Poberezny Corben Baby Ace, N9050C, one of the photographs also with Paul Poberezny and Carl Walters) _________________________________________ 8 Jaycees To Help CAA In Aviation Incentive Movement __________________ 9 Baby Ace C-1 Specifications (with photograph of Mechanix Illustrated Poberezny Baby Ace, N9050C, and Paul Poberezny) _____________________ 9 Adventures Of A Glider Builder ___ Frank Kelsey _____________________ 9 Tips On Homebuilt Helicopters ___ Igor B. Benson ____________________ 10 (Photograph of Midjet Helicopter) ___________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Benson B-2 Gyro-glider, NX60054, in flight) __________ 11 (Photograph of Benson Home-built Gyro-glider, Model B-6) ____________ 12 Powerplant Controls And Instruments _________________________________ 13 Proposed Chapters ___________________________________________________ 14 Join A Chapter Now! _________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 15 Bringing Your Old timer Or X Job To The Flyin? ______________________ 16 See This One At The Fly-In (with photograph of Carl Walters and Corben Shorty) ______________________________________________________ 16 Crusader Biplane Being Constructed (with photograph of W. F. Myers and Myers Crusader) ___________________________________________ 16 July 1955, Volume 3, Number 7 (Photograph of Rudolph Pietenpol, N13691) _________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, June 27, 1955 ___ Robert Nolinske __________ 2 Historic Flyer To The Fly-In _______________________________________ 2 A Slight Delay _____________________________________________________ 2 Low Altitude Aerobatics ____________________________________________ 2 1955 Fly-In Schedule _______________________________________________ 3 The Old Pietenpol __________________________________________________ 4 (Three photographs of Rudolph Pietenpol Air Camper, N13691, Leo J. Kohn) ___________________________________________________________ 4 PRPA Meeting July 3rd At The Dansville Races . Gordon Stoppelbein___ 4 Race Results, Western New York Air Show and Races, Dansville, N. Y., July 3, 1955 ________________________________________________ 5 L. A. Chapter No. 11, List of active projects ______________________ 5 Houston Chapter Number Twelve ___ Spud Miller ______________________ 5 Detroit Warren Chapter No. 13 ______________________________________ 5 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 6 Some Food For Thought ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________ 6 Nelson's Address ___________________________________________________ 6 Tips On Homebuilt Helicopters, Continued from June ___ Igor B. Benson _____________________________________________________ 7 (Photograph of B-4 Gyro-glider, N60092) ____________________________ 7 (Photograph of B-5 Gyro-glider, N3765C) ____________________________ 7 (Photograph of B-1 Gyro-glider, NX60032) ___________________________ 8 Experience In Building The Northrup Glider __ Charles A. Bushnell___ 8 The Kadiak "Speedster" _____________________________________________ 9 (Two photographs of David Kadiak KC-2 Speedster, NX11312) ___________9 "Parasol Champ" ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 9 (Photograph of Tyndall modified Aeronca 7-AC Champion project) _____ 9 Fry F-4, Low Cost Twin-Engine Airplane ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________ 10 (Two drawings of Fry F-4) __________________________________________ 10 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 11 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 11 Modified Stits 'Playboy' Built In Canada (with photograph of Sky Harbor Air Services Playboy) _______________________________________ 12 (Photograph of Miller [JM-1 Little Gem] #14 racer, N5623N) _________ 12 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 12 CF-FZQ Modified For Skis (with two photographs of Fairchild, CF-FZQ) ____________________________________________________________ 13 Proposed Chapters (EAA Approved) ___________________________________ 14 Join A Chapter Now! ________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 Trophies Donated By Nick Rezich For Fly-In (with photograph of Nick Rezich) ________________________________________________________16 Staib LB-1 (with two photographs of Thompson/Staib LB-1, N5927V, one with William Thompson) ___ Burton Kemp _________________ 16 August 1955, Vol. 4, No. 8 (Photograph of Joan Trefethen and Trefenthen Playboy project) _______ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny ____________ 2 Minutes Of The Third Annual Fly-In Meeting, August 5, 1955 ___ Robert E. Nolinske, Secretary-Treasurer _____________________________ 2 Experimental Automatic Pilot ________________________________________ 2 Report On the Fly-In ___ Havel T. Lawson ____________________________ 3 Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In (article lists Bee Aviation Beecraft H-BEE Honey Bee, N90859; Gruenberger Piper J-5A, N30850; Poberezny Corben C-1 Baby Ace, N9050C; Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B; Schermerhorn Pietenpol L.S. Air Camper, N18224; Kelley Carpenter Special, N63Y; McRae 10 Super Dart, N15N; Player Sportplane [Plaything], N21778; Rudolph Russert-Pietenpol KC-257-13 Air Camper, N13691; Aero Service modified Piper Cub J3C-65, N70137; Rezich Travel Air D4D, NC606K; Hannaford A-4 Parakeet, N44100; Miller JM-1 Little Gem, N5623N; Wittman W-8-L Tailwind, N5747N (90 hp); Wittman W-8-L Tailwind, N9052C (115 hp); Myers clipped wing Piper Cub J3C-65, N42963; Ollenburg Fleet 2, N431K; Lasher Aeronca 7-AC, N2516E; Anderson Propeller Company Mooney M-18C, N4130; Pitt Yellow Jacket, N5745N; Ewen Stits Playboy, N38K; Halstead Piper PA-12, N3000M; Wittman W-8 Tailwind, N5749N; Tallman Sopwith Camel N6254; Wittman WD Big X, NX31637; Republic RC-3 [Seabee], N6256K; B. & F. Aircraft Supply Curtiss O-52, N61241; Sherry Ryan ST-3KR, N60155; and Loving Loving-Wayne WR-1 Love #64, N351C; Poberezny Baby Ace project; Walters/Corben Shorty project; Rezich racer project; and Buck Puddle Jumper project) ____________________________________________________ 3 (Photographs of Fly-In aircraft and projects) ______________________ 4-7 (Photograph of Lawson [Special], N98E) _____________________________ 8 Fly-In Breakfast At Columbus, Ohio _________________________________ 8 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 8 News Note __________________________________________________________ 8 Stress Points (with eight drawings)___ S. J. Dzik __________________ 9 Joan's Job (with photograph of Joan Trefethen and Trefethen Playboy project) ___________________________________________________ 9 Combination Auto Airplane Envisioned Within three Years; big Demand; Forecast ___________________________________________________ 10 (Three-view drawings of Wittman 2 Place-Model W-8) _________________ 10 (Photograph of Steve Wittman at Fly-In awards banquet) _____________ 10 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 11 Kenny Kern's Warner Powered Waco F (photograph of Kern Modified Waco F, N11202) ___________________________________________ 11 "Playboy" By Stolp and Adams (photograph of Stolp/Adams Playboy, N41K) _____________________________________________________ 11 "Jeannie I" (with photograph of Sackett Jeannie I) _ Leo J. Kohn ___ 11 (Photograph or Ralph Mong and Mong Sport, N5398V) __________________ 11 Suggestions From Japan (with photograph of Best glider) ___ Paul E. Best ________________________________________________________12 Sport Plane Being Built In Vermont (with photograph of Augustinovich monoplane) ___________________________________________ 12 Old Trick Used To Determine C.G. On this One (with photograph Of Lasher modified Aeronca Champ) __________________________________ 12 Firewalls and Cowling ______________________________________________ 13 Experimental Aircraft Association, L.A. Chapter No. 11 ___ Joan Trefethen ____________________________________________________ 13 Experimenter From Norway At Fly-In (photograph of Jan Christie and Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B, Leo J. Kohn) ____________________ 13 Experiment To find All Metal Production Costs (photograph of Lasher monoplane) __________________________________________________ 13 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 Honey Bee Wins MI Trophy (photograph of Paul Poberezny and Walt Mooney, Leo J. Kohn)________ __________________________________ 16 Jim white's Brainchild Progresses (photograph of White modified Piper PA-12) _______________________________________________________ 16 Data Recorded By CAA (photograph of Robert Burbick, Tony Maugeri, and Carpenter Special, N63Y, Leo J. Kohn) _________________ 16 Inspection Brings Perfection (photograph of Carl Walters and Wittman Tailwind, N9052C, Leo J. Kohn) _____________________________ 16 September 1955, Vol. 4, No. 9 (Photograph of Kelley Little Dea-Dea, N63Y, Leo J. Kohn) _____________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, August 22, 1955 ___ Robert E. Nolinske________ 2 Reader Speaks ________________________________________________________ 2 Ordinates For Clark 'Y' Airfoil ______________________________________ 2 "Little Dea-Dea" ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________________________ 3 (Two photographs of Kelley Little Dea-Dea, N63Y, Leo J. Kohn)_________ 3 Help Wanted (photograph of Peek Church Midwing) ______________________ 3 Riding A Plank ___ Leo J. Kohn _______________________________________ 4 (Four photographs of Backstrom Plank, N66348) ________________________ 4 The "Little Toot" From Texas ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________ 5 (Two photographs of Meyer Little Toot project) _______________________ 5 Fellow Members Of The EAA ___ Nick Rezich ____________________________ 5 Lightning Bug ___ Spud Miller ________________________________________ 6 (Two photographs of Morrow Lightening Bug project) ___________________ 6 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 6 Pilgrim Special (with photograph of Pilgrim Special project) _________ 7 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 7 Letters To The Editor ________________________________________________ 7 Internal Combustion Engine Principles, Series 1 .. Stanley J. Dzik____ 8 Prest "Baby Pursuit" ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 11 Photograph of Prest Baby Pursuit, NX17308, Lee Enish) ________________ 11 Home Builts Fly To Dawn Patrol ___ Bob Nolinske ______________________ 12 Letters To The Editor ________________________________________________ 12 Houston Chap. No. 12 La Porte, Texas _________________________________ 12 Corben Kits Available Soon ___________________________________________ 13 Chapter 1 News Notes ___ Phil Flanders _______________________________ 13 Letters To The Editor ________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads _______________________________________________________ 15 (Photograph of Creighlow modified Piper J3 Cub, Leo Creighlow)________ 16 The Popular Turbulent (with photograph of Druine R. D. 4 Turbulent) ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________________ 16 October 1955, Vol. 4, No. 10 (Photograph of Player Plaything, N21778, Leo J. Kohn) _______________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, September 26, 1955 .. Robert E. Nolinske_____ 2 Series On Early Homebuilt Designs To Appear Soon ____________________ 2 PRPA Members Take Note _______________________________________________2 Player's Plaything ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 3 (Four photographs of Player Plaything, N21778, Leo J. Kohn) _________ 3 Construction Tips For Oil System ____________________________________ 4 Internal-Combustion Engine Principles, Series - II ___ S. J. Dzik____ 5 The Smith-Cirigliano "Baby Hawk" ___ Warren D. Shipp ________________ 6 (Two photographs of Smith-Cirigliano Baby Hawk, N27SW, Warren D. Shipp) ____________________________________________________ 6 Was Milwaukee's Lightplane Club First In Nation? ____________________ 7 (Photograph of J. Bierenfeld, H. Lukowitz, Lillian Kalishek, Art Paukner, Geo. Franke, Roman Maliszewski, Chas. Pankonen, Elmer Franke, and H. E. Hughes) ___________________________ 7 (Photograph of Malizewski monoplane) ________________________________ 7 Proposals ___ C. W. Lasher ___________________________________________8 CAA Manuals _________________________________________________________ 9 Letters To The Editor _______________________________________________ 9 (Photograph of Stampe biplane) ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________ 9 Super Fairchild ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Maddox modified Fairchild 24W-46, N81205) ___________ 10 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 10 The Reader Speaks __________________________________________________ 10 Great Lakes Special ___ Clifford W. Dick ___________________________ 11 (Three photographs of Dick Great Lakes Special, N11337) ____________ 11 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 11 Air Force Museum Seeks Antiques ___ Geo. Hardie Jr. ________________ 12 Join A Chapter Now _________________________________________________ 12 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 12 Model Shows Edmunds' Design ________________________________________ 13 (Two photographs of model of Edmunds monoplane) ____________________ 13 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 13 Proposed Chapters __________________________________________________ 13 Jeaco (with two photographs of Johnston Jeaco 2, N17K) ___ Leo J. Kohn ________________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 (Photograph of Warren Great Lakes Biplane, Dallas Warren) __________ 16 More Details On "Sacket J-1" (with two photographs of Sacket Modified Piper Cub J-3, N33130) ____________________________________ 16 Mayday! ____________________________________________________________ 16 November 1955, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Photograph of Igor Bensen flying Benson Hydro-Glider) ____________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny __________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, October 24, 1955 .. Robert E. Nolinske ____ 2 Kit Production To Start Soon ______________________________________ 3 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 3 New Year, New Look ________________________________________________ 3 The Cover Story ___________________________________________________ 3 Thomas Clarkin Is The Owner Of These (with photographs of Clarkin 1933 Fowler/Gallant biplane and Clarkin biplane) __________ 3 Engine Talk ___ S.J. Dzik _________________________________________ 4 Mathews "Midget" (with photograph of McFetters Mathews Midget, Weylon Lyons) _____________________________________________________ 4 News Notes _________________________________________________________4 Lead Rons (with two drawings of airfoils) ___ S. J. Dzik __________ 5 A Real Old Timer (with photograph of Goddard Essie V) _____________ 5 Cooling Of Aircraft Engine ________________________________________ 6 The "Lasley" Sport (with three photographs of Lasley Sport, N819N, Leo J. Kohn) ___ Leo J. Kohn _______________________________ 8 (Two photographs of Lasley Sport, N819N) _________________________ 9 The Perfect Crop Duster ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________ 9 Another Corben Baby Ace In Production (with photograph of Fred Pries and Pried Corben Baby Ace project) __________________________ 9 The Latest In Agricultural Aircraft (with photograph of Larson D-1) ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________________________ 10 Custom Twin Design ___ Robert R. Longo ____________________________ 11 (One three-view and one perspective drawing of Longo Pegasus Special #1, Bob Longo) ____________________________________________ 11 Vapor Trail (with four photographs of Murray Heath Parasol, N5629N) ___ F.A. Murray ___________________________________________ 12 Question And Answer Box ___________________________________________ 13 Join A Chapter Now ________________________________________________ 13 Proposed Chapters _________________________________________________ 13 Good Design Practices For Aircraft ________________________________ 13 Classified Ads ____________________________________________________ 15 A New Idea In Skis (with two photographs of modes of Larry ski system) ___ Leo J. Kohn _______________________________________ 16 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 16 December 1955, Vol. 4, No. 12 (Photograph of William O. Wilkins and Wilkins modified Stits Playboy, N75357, Wm. O. Wilkins) __________________________________ 1 The Homebuilders' Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny ____________ 2 Playboy ___________________________________________________________ 2 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 2 Some Famous Homebuilt Lightplane Designs ___ George Hardie, Jr., and Jack McRae _______________________________________________ 3 (Three view drawing of Fowler Mermaid, Leo J. Kohn) _______________ 4 My Mermaid ___ R. E. Fowler _______________________________________ 5 L. A. Chapter Meeting Minutes ___ Joan Trefethen __________________ 5 More About This One In Future Issues (photograph of Billman The Little Pink Cloud, N398) __________________________________________ 6 Prest Baby Pursuit (with two photographs of Keathley Prest Baby Pursuit rebuild) __________________________________________________ 6 The Staib Stable ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 7 (One photograph of Staib Little Bit/Monster, N9V, and two photographs of Staib biplane, N9V) ________________________________ 7 Letter From A Reader ______________________________________________ 7 Private Planes Need Folding Wings ___ Robert J. Whittier __________ 8 (Drawings of hangars) _____________________________________________ 8 (Three photographs of folding wing parasol, NC11071) ______________ 9 From Airplane To Glider And Back (with two photographs of Dewey Cyclone !, N19204) ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 10 Modified Aeronca C-3 (photograph of modified Aeronca C-3, N16277) ___________________________________________________________ 10 It Won't Be Long Now (photograph of Walters monoplane project______ 10 Flight In A Tailwind ___ Bob Nolinske _____________________________ 11 Tips For Airplane Builders ___ Bob Whittier _______________________ 11 A Useful New Material _____________________________________________ 11 Homebuilders Design Manual ________________________________________ 11 Lead Rons (Continued from November) ___ S. J. Dzik ________________ 12 (Three drawings of lead rons mechanism) ___________________________ 12 News Note _________________________________________________________ 12 The Wemmer "Twin" (with two photographs of Wemmer Twin, N30350, one with H. M. Wemmer) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________ 13 A Real Homebuilt, And Neat Too (photograph of Livingston biplane, N1553M) __________________________________________________ 13 Classified Ads ____________________________________________________ 15 Tipsy Junior (photograph of Avions Fairey Tipsy Junior, OO-ULA)____ 16 This Month's Old Timer --- The Waco 10 (with photograph of Waco 10, NC735E) ___ Bob Whittier ______________________________ 16 January, 1956, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Photograph of Husk The Clip) ______________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny __________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, December 19, 1955 _ Robert E. Nolinske______ 2 The Plane On This Month's Cover ____________________________________ 2 News Note __________________________________________________________ 2 The Skyscooter _____________________________________________________ 3 (Four photographs of Thorp Skyscooter, N91301, one with John and Mrs. Thorp, Leo J. Kohn) ___________________________________________ 3 (Three photographs of Thorp Skyscooter, N91301, Leo J. Kohn) _______ 4 (Photograph of Clark Dunlap and Dunlap biplane project) ____________ 4 P.R.P.A. News, Proposal of Jet Races Main Topic At P.R.P.A. Convention _________________________________________________________ 5 News Available In Two Publications ___ Donald Tygert _______________ 5 Steve Wittman Re-elected President Of The P.R.P.A. _________________ 5 (Photograph of Dave Magnum and Magnum racer) _______________________ 5 The Helio-Courier (with photograph of Helioplane, NX205R) __________ 6 (Three photographs of Benchkendorf Playboy project, N5827N, two with Raymond S. Benchkendorf) ______________________________________ 6 The Lincoln Sport, First In A Series On Famous Homebuilt Lightplanes ___ George Hardie Jr. __________________________________ 7 (Two photographs of Trump Lincoln Sport) ___________________________ 7 (Drawings of Lincoln Sportplane, Bergen F. Hardesty) _______________ 8, 9 (Two photographs of Trump Lincoln Sport) ___________________________ 10 Join A Chapter Now _________________________________________________ 10 Proposed Chapters __________________________________________________ 10 Some Tips On Dry Rot In Wood _______________________________________ 11 Straight Wing Knight Twister (with photograph of Redfern Knight Twister) ___________________________________________________________ 11 (Dimensioned drawings of C-65/75 Continental engine) _______________ 12 Custom Twin Design II ___ Robert R. Longo __________________________ 12 CAA Helped On This Monocoupe (with photograph of Healey Monocoupe, N87619) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 13 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 14 Another Pietenpol Air Camper On The Way (with photograph of Ernest C. Seiler and Seiler Pietenpol Air Camper) __________________ 16 This Month's Old Timer, The Franklin Sport (with two photographs of Franklin Sport, Bob Whittier) ___________________________________ 16 February 1956, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Photograph of Hopkinson Playboy, CF-IGK-X) ________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner (with photograph of Paul Poberezny) ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________________________________ 2 Plans Are In The Making For '56 Fly-In _____________________________ 2 Fly-In Reservations ________________________________________________ 2 EAA Recommendations To CAA ___ Paul H. Poberezny ___________________ 3 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 4 Bonney Gull (with three photographs of Bonney Gull, K1783) ___ Jack McRae _________________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Spad and Albatros dogfight, Museum of Modern Art)____ 5 Home-Built By A Professional ___ Tom Henebry _______________________ 6 (Three photographs of White parasol, N90837, one with William E. White) _____________________________________________________________ 6 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 6 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 7 Saucy Texan ___ Spud Miller ________________________________________ 7 (Two photographs of Beal monoplane, N41B) __________________________ 7 The Adventure of LOVING and his "LOVE" ___ Neal Loving _____________ 8 (Photograph of Neal Loving and Loving's Love #64, N351C) ___________ 8 Little Snuffy Biplane (with two photographs of Gardiner Falcon Aircraft Little Snuffy, R15496, Danny Pflug) _______________________ 8 Minutes Of The Meeting, January 23, 1956 _ Robert E. Nolinske ______ 10 The Piper PT (with photograph of Piper PT, N4300, Lee Enich) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________________ 10 The Minicab (with two photographs of Minicab GY-201, F-BGKN) 11 Join A Chapter Now! ________________________________________________ 11 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 11 (Two photographs of Hopkinson Stits Playboy, CF-IGK-X) _____________ 11 Who Got The first NX Certificate? __________________________________ 12 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 12 (Photograph of Jenny) ______________________________________________ 12 Another Baby Ace Being Put Together (with four photographs of Hepler Baby Ace project, two with Everett M. Hepler) _______________ 13 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 14 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 16 March 1956, Volume 5, Number 3 (Photograph of Wittman Tailwind, N9052C) ___________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny ____________ 2 Du Charme Now Heads Corben Co. _____________________________________ 2 Dept. Of Commerce Gets E A A Recommendations _______________________ 3 Minutes Of The Meeting, February 27, 1956 .. Robert E. Nolinske_____ 3 P R P A News, The Denight Special, Midget Of The Month (with photograph of Bart Denight (?) and Denight Special #97 racer, [N9059H], A. L. King) ___ Don Berliner ______________________ 3 A Place For Amateur Built Aircraft In Education (with eight photographs of students, one with Robert D. Blackner) ___ Robert D. Blackner _________________________________________________ 4, 5 The Wittman "Tailwind ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________ 6 (Five photographs of Wittman Tailwind, N9052C, N5747N, and N5749, Leo J. Kohn) ________________________________________________ 6 (One photograph and three view of Wittman Tailwind, N5747N) ________ 7 Bensen Gyro-Copter (with photograph of Bensen Gyro-Copter B-7) _______________________________________________________________ 8 Urshan "UR-1" Air chair (with two photographs of Urshan UR-1 Air Chair, N20K) ___________________________________________________ 8 Custom Design Twin, III (with four drawings) ___ Robert F. Longo ______________________________________________________________ 9-11 News Note __________________________________________________________ 11 Passing In Review .._ (photographs of Myers modified Piper J3-65 Cub, N42963; Cole modified Taylorcraft BC-65, N21392; Loving-Wayne WR-1 Love #64, N351C; Bigos/Buffington [Miss Dara] #30 racer, N88M; Heath Parasol; Moser Heath Parasol, N69270; Kensington Tater Chip #88 racer, N31E; Cassutt Special #111 racer, N20N; Corben Ace; Corben Super Ace, 12817; Poberezny Corben Baby Ace, N1950C; Stits Playboy, N8K; Schreder Air Mate, N5715N; Collins Farnham Fly Cycle, N201A; Woodard Standard E-1; Mone Nieuport 28, N12237; Tallman Sopwith Camel, N6254; Tallman 1918 Curtiss JN-4D Jenny; Gordonier Piper Cub; Sky Harbor Flying Service Knight Twister, N13N; Redfern Knight Twister, N1328N; Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister, N979; Effenheim E-2 Knight Twister, NX572?N; Wittman Tailwind, N9052C; Wittman Buster #1 racer, N14855; Poberezny Little Poop Deck, N19003; Poberezny Little Audrey, N27B; Rezich Travel Air D4D, NC606K; Jameson Perth-Amboy Bird, N9181; Bowers Sorrell Special; and American Flea TC-1 Triplane, N5748N) ____________________________________________________________ 12-17 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 18 This Month's Old Timer ___ Jack McRae ______________________________ 20 (Photographs of Harvey C. Mummert and Mummert Cootie, Harvey C. Mummert and Mummert Sportplane, and Mummert Sportplane) _________________________________________________________ 20 April 1956, Volume 5, Number 4 (Photograph of Loving-Wayne WR-1 Love #64, N351C, and Neal V. Loving) _____________________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _______________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, March 26, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske________ 2 The Future Of E.A.A. ___ George Hardie, Jr. _________________________ 3 The New Improved 1956 Bensen B-7 Gyroglider (with photograph of Bensen B-7 Gyroglider) ______________________________________________ 4 Letters To Editor ___________________________________________________ 5 From The Members ____________________________________________________ 5 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 5 Report and Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting Ultra-Light Aircraft Association of Canada ___ Donald Fischer ____________________________ 6 (Two photographs of F. G. Williams and Williams parasol) ____________ 6 E. A. A. Covers The World ___ George Hardie, Jr. ____________________ 7 (Photograph of G. Beraud, Agesilas, and Laune, and Jodel Bebe) ______ 7 (Photograph of Bob Chisholm and Chisholm Baby Ace project) __________ 7 Canadian Homebuilders _______________________________________________ 7 Building The "Little Pink Cloud" ___ Owen S. Dillman (should be Billman)_____________________________________________________________ 8 (Two view drawing of Piper J-2) _____________________________________ 8 (Three view drawing of Little Pink Cloud) ___________________________ 8 (Photograph of Owen S. Billman and Billman Little Pink Cloud, N398) _______________________________________________________________ 8 (Photograph of Piper J-2 fuselage) __________________________________ 9 (Photograph of Billman Little Pink cloud, N398) _____________________ 9 (Five drawings of fuselage structure) _______________________________ 9 Letters To The Editor _______________________________________________ 10 Agricultural Aircraft From Stinson L-5 (photograph of Clevenger Crop Dusters biplane, N63253, Lee Enich) ____________________________ 10 Calculation Of Weight And Balance ___________________________________ 10 Professional Race Pilots Association News Midget Of The Month ___ Donald Tygert ___________________________________________________ 11 (Two photographs of Scoville Stardust #50 racer, N85N, one with John R. Scoville) ___________________________________________________ 11 Sierra S-1 "Sue" ___ Lee Enich ______________________________________ 11 (Photograph of Fellers Sierra S-1 Sue racer, Lee Enich) _____________ 11 News Notes __________________________________________________________ 11 Fly-In Reservations _________________________________________________ 11 Pros and Cons On Aerobatics _________________________________________ 12 Where Your EAA Dollar Goes ___ Bob __________________________________ 12 Baby Ace Kits Will Continue To Be Available _________________________ 12 Chapter Meetings And Times __________________________________________ 14 Proposed Chapters ___________________________________________________ 14 Corrections _________________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 15 This Month's Oldtimer, The E-2 Cub (with photograph of Taylor E-2 Cub, NC12626) ___ Bob Whittier __________________________________ 16 Letters To The Editor _______________________________________________ 16 May 1956, Volume 5, Number 5 (Photograph of Smith Playboy, N47K, Trefethen Stolp Playboy, N41K, and Trefethen Stark, N41770, Don Martin) _____________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul (Poopdeck) Poberezny _____________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, April 23, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske ______ 3 PRPA News, Midget Of The Month _____________________________________ 3 (Two photographs of Ohm/Stoppelbein Shoestring #16 racer, N26C)_____ 3 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 3 From The Readers ___________________________________________________ 3 Taps _______________________________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Bleriot monoplane) __________________________________ 3 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 4 Building The "Little Pink cloud" ___ Owen S. Billman _______________ 5 (Photograph of Owen S. Billman) ____________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Piper J-2 fuselage) _________________________________ 5 (Photograph of fuselage in jig) ____________________________________ 5 (Drawing of Little Pink Cloud canopy) ______________________________ 6 (Photograph of Owen S. Billman in Little Pink cloud project) _______ 6 (Photograph of Joe Bonifer and Little Pink Cloud fuselage) _________ 6 (Photograph of Duncan Ferguson and Joe Bonifer with Little Pink Cloud fuselage) ____________________________________________________ 6 The Pietenpol "Air Camper," Second in a series on Famous Homebuilt Lightplanes ___ George Hardie, Jr. _______________________ 7 (Photograph of two Pietenpol Air Campers, B. H. Pietenpol) _________ 7 (Scale drawings of Pietenpol Air Camper, Jack McRae) _______________ 8-9 From The Owners And Builders Of Pietenpol Air Campers (with Two drawings of Pietenpol Air Campers, Wm. Kupka) __________________ 10 (Photograph of Allen Rudolph and Rudolph 1933 Pietenpol Air Camper, N13691) ____________________________________________________ 11 (Photograph of Schermerhorn Pietenpol Air Camper, N18224) _________ 11 (Photograph of Rudolph 1933 Pietenpol Air Camper, N13691)________ __ 12 (Photograph of salvaged Pfalz D12 and photograph of salvaged Spad 7) ____________________________________________________________ 13 (Photograph of Pfalz D12, Smithsonian Institution) _________________ 14 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 The "JR Special" (with photograph of Anderson modified Davis D-1W, N854N, Leo J. Kohn) ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 16 Joe Niles Built This In 1928 (with photograph of Niles monoplane) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________________ 16 Franklin "Sport" (with photograph of Nadolny Franklin Sport, D. Sherman) ___________________________________________________________ 16 June 1956, Volume 5, Number 6 (Photograph of Mantz Air Services replica Spirit of St. Louis, Paul Mantz Air Services) _________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's corner ___ Paul Poberezny _________________________ 2 Special Pre-Fly-In Meeting Planned __________________________________ 2 See The Homebuilts You've Been Reading About!!!, Don't Miss The Outstanding Aviation Event Of The Year!!! _______________________ 3 "Barnstorming For New Ideas" ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ___________________ 3 Design Preparation ___ Stanley "Prop" Dzik __________________________ 4 Repairing Deteriorated Aircraft Fabric With Fiberglass Cloth __ Ray N. Prine ________________________________________________________ 4 Midget Of The Month, PRPA News ______________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Pack [Johnny Reb] #46, N66319, and photograph of Pack Lil Rebel #47, N66317) _________________________________________ 5 A Pair Of "Flutterbugs" (photograph of two Stits Flut-R-Bugs) _______ 5 Pitts "Samson" (photograph of Ben Huntley and Pitts Samson, N52137, Burton Kemp) ________________________________________________ 5 Letters To the Editor _______________________________________________ 6 Fly-In Reservations _________________________________________________ 6 The Druine Turbulent (photograph of Druine Turbulent, F-PHFR, R. G. Moulton) ______________________________________________________ 6 A French Homebuilt The Adam RA-14 Loisirs ___ John Bertrand _________ 7 (Three view drawing of Adam RA-14 Loisirs) __________________________ 7 (Photograph of Adam RA-14 Loisirs, F-PBBP) __________________________ 7 (Photograph of Adam RA-14 Loisirs, F-PO??) __________________________ 7 ? And Answer Department _____________________________________________ 8 Materials And Methods ___ Grover I. Mitchell ________________________ 8 The Cirigliano Biplane ___ Jack McRae _______________________________ 10 (Three photographs of Cirigliano Biplane, one with Serafin Cirigliano) _________________________________________________________ 10 (Photograph of Ashley Bob-O-Link) ___________________________________ 10 Stalling Characteristics ____________________________________________ 11 CAA Requirements For Licensing Amateur Built Aircraft _______________ 12 The Parasol Champ! (with photograph of Tyndall modified Aeronca Champion) ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________________ 13 News Note ___________________________________________________________ 13 Remember This One? (photograph of Mantz/Timm replica Jenny, Lee Enich) __________________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ______________________________________________________ 15 Minutes Of The Meeting, May 28, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske _________ 16 (Photograph of firefighters in front of two DeHavilland 4's, and photograph of DeHavilland 4's in flight) ____________________________ 16 (Photograph of amphibian NR C2355) ___ Bob Whittier ________________ 16 July 1956, Volume 5, Number 7 (Aerial photograph of Winnebago County Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, State Aeronautics Commission) ___________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul Poberezny__________________________ 2 Correction Please!! ________________________________________________ 2 Another Boo-Boo - - - ______________________________________________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, June 25, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske _______ 2 We're Off To Oshkosh, B'Gosh! ______________________________________ 3 (Aerial photograph of Winnebago County Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin) _________________________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Steve and Dorothy Wittman, A. L. King, Jr.) _________ 3 P. R. P. A. News, Midget of the Month ______________________________ 4 (Photograph of Johnson Long Midget #67 racer, NX5111H ) ____________ 4 Air Racing Returns _________________________________________________ 4 The Valkyrian (with photograph of model of Noble V-N-1 Valkyrian) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________________ 4 Building The "Little Pink Cloud", Part 3 (Continued From May Issue) ___ Owen S. Billman ________________________________________________ 5 (One drawing and three photographs of details of Billman Little Pink Cloud) _____________________________________________________________ 5 (Two photographs of details of Billman Little Pink Cloud) __________ 6 (Photograph of Billman Little Pink Cloud, Joe Bonifer, and Owen Billman) ___________________________________________________________ 6 A "Homebuilder's" Corner In England (with photograph of Ord-Hume Luton Minor, G-AFIR) ___ Roger Bailey, Jr. _________________________ 6 Folding Wing Playboy (with photograph of Frost Stits Playboy) ______ 7 Are Folding wings Practical? _______________________________________ 7 Weight and Balance (with drawing of sample weight and balance) ___ Stanley "Prop" Dzik ________________________________________________ 7 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 8 Buzzing The Chapters _______________________________________________ 9 Here's How A Chapter Begins ___ Roy W. Turner ______________________ 9 L. A. chapter No. 11 ___ Joan Trefethen ____________________________ 9 Double Duty Chapter President ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________ 9 What I Have In Mind (with a two view and a perspective drawing of Collinge monoplane) ___ George Collinge ____________________________ 10 Certification Of Amateur Built Aircraft, CAA Requirements For Licensing Amateur-Built Aircraft (Continued from June Issue) _____________________________________________________________ 11 Calendar Of Events _________________________________________________ 11 Homebuilt Movement Grows ___________________________________________ 12 Rice Mid-Wing Sportplane ___ Burton Kemp ___________________________ 13 (Four photographs of Rice monoplane, two with Jim Rice) ____________ 13 The "Superdart" (with two photographs of model of Best Superdart)___ 14 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 The Dewoitine D-7 Lightplane (with three photographs of Dewoitine D-7) ___ Jack McRae ________________________________________________ 16 August 1956, Volume 5, Number 8 (Photograph of Bristle Midget Mustang Lucky, N5785N, Hal McCormick) __________________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul Poberezny __________________________ 2 (Photograph of Benner Special monoplane, Burton Kemp) _______________ 2 The Oshkosh Story, Fourth Annual Fly-In Has Weather Woes ___ James R. Custin _____________________________________________________ 3 Thanks! _____________________________________________________________ 3 Old Gliders Come Out Of The Mothballs (with photograph of Waco Glider, N887V, Leo J. Kohn) _________________________________________ 4 News Note ___________________________________________________________ 4 Fingers In The Ink Well _____________________________________________ 4 (Three view drawing of Browne monoplane project) ____________________ 4 The Fiberglas Story, Part 1 ___ Aviation Glass Cloth Service ________ 5 Falck and Wittman Set Air Racing Records At Niagara Falls ___ Don Berliner ____________________________________________________________ 6 (Photograph of Falck Rivets #92 racer, N60089, John Durand) _________ 6 (Photograph of Pack Johnny Reb #47 racer, N66317, John Durand) ______ 6 Tips To Remember ____________________________________________________ 6 News Note ___________________________________________________________ 6 Three Wheeler Playboy (with photograph of Art Brown and Brown Modified Stits Playboy) ___ Leo J. Kohn _____________________________ 7 EAA Technical Book Review ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ______________________ 7 Letters To The Editor _______________________________________________ 7-8 News From The Chapters, Chapter #17, East Tennessee ___ Keith Henry ________________________________________________________________ 9 Chapter #25, Minneapolis, Minn. ______________________________________ 9 Members Wanted For New Chapter _______________________________________ 9 Chapter #11, Los Angeles, Calif. _____________________________________ 9 Made In Sweden (with three view drawing of Erickson Gula Faran, Leo J. Kohn) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________ 10 Paul Mantz's DH-4 (with photograph of Mantz DeHavilland DH-4, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry _________________________________________ 11 (Photograph of Hoover modified Piper J3 Cub sprayer, N32921) _________ 11 (Photograph of modified Fairchild PT-23, N63820, Kemp-Krieger)________ 11 (Photograph of modified Piper Cub sprayer, N92148, Kemp-Krieger)______ 11 Minutes Of The Fourth Annual Fly-In, August 4, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske __________________________________________________________ 12 Minutes Of H. Q. Meeting, July 25, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske _______ 12 Fike's Stable (two photographs of Fike Model A and two photographs of Fike Model B) __________________________________________13 Ground Controlled Approach - 1932 Style ___ Seely Hall's Scrap Book, 1932 ___________________________________________________________ 13 Helpful Hints ________________________________________________________ 13 News Note ____________________________________________________________ 13 The Given "Full Bore" (with side drawing of Given Full Bore) ___ Leo J. Kohn ______________________________________________________ 14 News Note ____________________________________________________________ 14 Classified Ads _______________________________________________________ 15 Sportster From The Desert (with photograph of Cooke monoplane, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry _________________________________________ 16 Stits Playboy (with two photographs of Marks/Brown Stits Playboy, N1730, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry __________________________________ 16 September 1956, Volume 5, Number 9 (Photograph of Pfeifer Sport JL, Lee Enich) __________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny ____________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, August 27, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske _______ 2 One Eye To The Past the Other Eye To The Future, A General Report On The 1956 Convention and Fly-In and How It Shapes Our Plans For 1956 ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________ 3 Technical Session With Prof. August Raspet ___ James R. Custin _______ 4 First Donor To Scholarship Fund ______________________________________ 4 (Photograph of Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister, N979) _______ 4 Technique Of Smoothing Leading Edges Of Airplanes ___ M. B. Swartzberg ___________________________________________________________ 5 (Two drawings of waviness gauge) _____________________________________ 5 Letters To The Editor ________________________________________________ 6 See Ya' In The Funny Papers __________________________________________ 6 News Notes ___________________________________________________________ 6 ? And Answer _________________________________________________________ 7 EAA Technical Book Review ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik _______________________ 7 (Smilin' Jack cartoon by Zack Mosley) ________________________________ 7 Tips On Aircraft Welding ___ Bob Whittier ____________________________ 8 (Photograph of Todd Wittman Tailwind Li'l Varmint, N223A) ____________ 8 Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In (article lists Geib Eastern Aircraft FM-2 Wildcat, N90523; Cook modified Great Lakes 2T-1A, N313Y; Heuberger Doodle Bug, N3930B; Rogers modified Corben C-1 Baby Ace, N9050C; Hopkins Stits Playboy, CF-IGK; Hopkins De Havilland DH-82C Tiger Moth, CF-GTU; Maurer modified Great Lakes 2T-1A, N12849; Myers clipped wing Piper Cub J3C-65, N42963; Schubert Aeronca K, N18896; Rezich Travel Air D4D, NC606K; Sackett J-1 Jeanie, N33130; Sackman Wittman W-8L Tailwind, N5749N; Loving Loving-Wayne WR-1 Love #64, N351C; Wittman WD Big X, NX31637; Barber modified Ryan ST-3KR, N47432; Ohm/Stoppelbein AST Mercury Air Shoestring #16 racer, N26C; Long-Johnson Mammy #9 racer, N9N; Cassutt Special #111racer, N20N; MacRae 10 Super Dart, N15N; Wittman 4 Bonzo #1 racer, N1292; Wittman W-8-L Tailwind, N5747N; Falck modified Rivets #92, N60089; Wittman W-8-L Tailwind, N9052C; Aero Services modified 1946 Piper Cub J3C-65, N70137; Corbett De Havilland DH-80 Puss Moth, CF-AVC; Pack Pack & Associates D Johnny Reb #46 racer, N66319; Gorman Rearwin 7000 Sportster, N16459; Woodard modified Thomas-Morse S-4B Scout, N74W; Greene Aeronca C-3, N16286; McGregor Ryan S-T-A, N14982; Monocoupe 90-A, N16423; Oliver Fleetwings F-5 Seabird, N19191; Halstead modified Piper PA-12 , N3000M; Adams modified Stearman PT-17, N63711; Tyndall modified Aeronca 7-AC, N81477; Grimshaw Meyers OTW, NC26487; Warren modified Great Lakes 2T-1A, N828K; Sherman Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister, N979; Healey modified Monocoupe 90-AL-115, N87619; Schermerhorn modified Pietenpol L. S. Air Camper, N18224; Ellan Monocoupe 110, N533W; Todd Wittman W-8-L Tailwind Li'l Vanmint, N223A; Monocoupe, NC170K; Anderson Propeller Co. modified Mooney M18-C Mite, N4130; Hamilton modified Republic RC-3 Seabee, N6256K; Miller modified JM-1 Little Gem #14 racer, N5623N; Rudolph Russert-Pietenpol KC-257-13 Air Camper, N13691; Fleet 2, N431K; Robinson MDR-1 Special, N55A; Wittman 1 Bonzo, NX13688; and Wittman W Buttercup, N18268) __________________________ 10 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 11 Antiques And Odd Balls Are Listed __________________________________ 11 (Photograph of Mechanix Illustrated Poberezny Corben Baby Ace, N9050C, Leo J. Kohn) __________________________________________ 11 Photograph of Fly-In trophies, Leo J. Kohn) ________________________ 11 Pictorial Review Of The 1956 Fly-In (photographs of Fly-In aircraft)_12-16 (Photograph of Lawrence Heuberger, Leo J. Kohn) ____________________ 17 (Photograph of Ed Todd, Leo J. Kohn) _______________________________ 17 (Photograph of Keith Hopkinson, Leo J. Kohn) _______________________ 17 Join A Chapter Now _________________________________________________ 17 Proposed Chapters __________________________________________________ 17 General Aviation Inspection ________________________________________ 17 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 18 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 19 (Photograph of 1935-6 Fike Model B/C) ______________________________ 20 Bensen Aircraft Shows Flying Boat (with photograph of Igor Bensen in Rotosail boat) __________________________________________________ 20 October 1956, Volume 5, Number 10 (Photograph of Robinson M. D. R. Special No. 1 Doodle Bug) _________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. (Poopdeck) Poberezny __________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, September 24, 1956 _ Robert E. Nolinske_____ 2 Flight Measured Aerodynamics Of Wittman's Tailwind __ August Raspet _____________________________________________________________ 3 (Graph of propulsive efficiency) ___________________________________ 3 (Graph of airspeed calibration) ____________________________________ 3 (Photograph of tuft testing from front quarter of Wittman Tailwind. N5747N, at 60 mph) _________________________________________________ 4 (Graph of cooling power) ___________________________________________ 4 (Graph of glide measurements) ______________________________________ 4 (Graph of speed polar) _____________________________________________ 4 (Photograph of tuft testing from rear quarter of Wittman Tailwind. N5747N, at 60 mph) _________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of tuft testing from front quarter of Wittman Tailwind. N5747N, at 140 mph) ________________________________________________ 5 (Photograph of pitot disturbance, Wittman Tailwind N5747N) _________ 6 (Photograph of sublimation at 150 mph, Wittman Tailwind N5747N)_____ 6 PRPA News _.Race Results, International Air Meet and Races, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Aug 4-5, 1956 ___________________________________ 6 Specifications, Corben Baby Ace ____________________________________ 6 Building The Corben Baby Ace (with photograph of Corben Baby Ace, 12817, and three view drawing of Corben Baby Ace) ___ Paul Poberezny _________________________________________________ 7 (Perspective drawing of Corben Junior Ace, Robert Straub, and fittings dimension drawings of Corben Baby Ace) ____________________ 8 (Perspective drawing of modified Corben Junior Ace, Robert Straub, and detail dimension drawings of Corben Baby Ace) __________________ 8 (Line construction drawings of Corben Junior Ace) __________________ 10-11 Strictly "Hybrid"' The M.D.R. Special No. 1 "Doodle bug" ___ Gale East __________________________________________________________ 12 (Photograph of Gale East) __________________________________________ 12 (Photograph of Melvin D. Robinson) _________________________________ 12 Questions From The Chapters ________________________________________ 12 News Notes _________________________________________________________ 12 Hatfield's Hot Rod ___ Tom Henbry __________________________________ 13 (Three photographs of Hatfield monoplane, N18K, one with Cliff Hatfield, Tom Henbry) ______________________________________________ 13 EAA Technical Book Review ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik _____________________ 13 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 15 Porterfield - Waco Combination (with photograph of Wilkins Biplane) ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________________________ 16 Whats A. Q.? ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik __________________________________ 16 November 1956, Volume 5, Number 11 (Photograph of Hepler Baby Ace, N75H) _____________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul Poberezny ________________________ 2 (Drawing of Pober sport plane) ____________________________________ 2 (Photograph of Cassutt Special #111 racer, N20N; Miller JM-1 Little Gem #14 racer, N5623N; and Long-Johnson Mammy #9 racer, N9N, Leo J. Kohn) _______________________________________ 2 Equipment Necessary For E.A.A. Operation __________________________ 3 EAA Technical Book Review ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ____________________ 3 Minutes Of The Meeting, October 22, 1956 _ Robert E. Nolinske _____ 3 News Note _________________________________________________________ 3 "Ev" Hepler's "Baby Ace" __________________________________________ 4 (Five photographs of Hepler Baby Ace, N75H, two with Ted Hepler and one with Everett Hepler, Jim Park) _____________________ 4 (Two photographs of Hepler Baby Ace, one with Ted and Everett Hepler, Jim Park) _________________________________________________ 5 The "Spoler" "Baby Ace" (with three photographs of Spoler Baby Ace, N2748A) ______________________________________________________ 5 Building The Corben Junior Ace ___ Paul H. Poberezny ______________ 6 (Two perspective drawings of Corben Junior Ace, Robert Straub)_____ 6 (Line construction drawings for building Corben Junior Ace) _______ 7-9 Repairing Deteriorated Aircraft Fabric With Fiberglsas Cloth, Part 2, Continued from June, 1956 ___ Roy M. Prine, Aviation Glass Cloth Services ______________________________________________ 10 The Standard Model "J" (with three photographs of two Timm/ Mantz replica Standard Model J, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry _______________________________________________________ 11 Short ON HP, Long On Fun ___ C. B. Colby __________________________ 12 (Photograph of Wittman Buster #20 racer, NX14855, Leo J. Kohn)______12 (Photograph of modified Chester #89 racer, NX12930, Leo J. Kohn)____12 (Photograph of Mooney M-18L, N288A, Leo J. Kohn) __________________ 13 (Photograph of Fliteways #70 racer, NX18210) ______________________ 13 Correction ________________________________________________________ 13 Chapter 20 To Hold Regional Fly-In ________________________________ 14 Classified Ads ____________________________________________________ 15 (Photograph of Wendt Baby Ace project) ____________________________ 16 (Photograph of Kirby Kneider-Reisner 21, Tom Henebry) _____________ 16 December 1956, Volume 5, Number 12 (Photograph of Melberg MG-3 Turbulent Turkey biplane, U. A. Schmidt) __________________________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilders Corner ___ Paul Poberezny ________________________ 2 Minutes Of The Meeting, November 26, 1956 ___ Bob Nolinske ________ 2 The Romantic Days Of Aviation (with three photographs of Chester 550 Goon #5, NX93Y, two from Emil Strasser, and one of these with Art Chester) ___________________________________________ 3 (Photograph of Chester 550 Goon #5, NX93Y) ________________________ 4 EAA Technical Book Review ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ____________________ 4 Use Fiber glass With Caution, Says CAA ____________________________ 4 Proposed Chapters _________________________________________________ 4 Aircraft Welding Of 4130 Chromium-Molybdenum Steel Tubing ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ______________________________________________ 5 (Four drawings of weld clusters) __________________________________ 5 (Ten drawings of weld clusters) ___________________________________ 6 (Four drawings of weld joints) ____________________________________ 7 EAA Members Invited To Use Library ________________________________ 7 Miami National Air Show ___________________________________________ 8 (Photograph of Paul Poberezny, two aeromodellers, and F-89) _______ 8 (Photograph of August Raspet and five others, Scholler) ___________ 8 News From Chapter 10 ___ Wayne Shank ______________________________ 8 (Photograph of Faust 1936 Junior Ace, NX1338) _____________________ 8 Building The Corben "Junior Ace" (with fitting dimension drawings) ___ Paul Poberezny ______________________________________ 9 (Line construction drawings for building Corben Junior Ace)________ 10-12 "Toledo Builders" ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________ 13 (Two photographs of Schreder modified Backstrom Plank project, one with Dick Schreder) ___________________________________________ 13 (Photograph of Sherrill Playboy project and Marshall Sherrill, Sherrill) _________________________________________________________ 13 (Two photographs of Rowan biplane project) ________________________ 13 Elements Of Airplane Design (with illustration of airplane design factors) ___ Rauol J. Hoffman _____________________________________ 14 The Pinn "Sportster" (with three drawings of Pinn sportster details, Robert H. Pinn) ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________ 15 The Miller Lightplanes ___ Jack McRae _____________________________ 16 (Five photographs of Miller Lightplane, X13237, Owen S. Billman) __________________________________________________________ 16 Open Letter To Members Of E.A.A. From Chapter No. 24 ______________ 17 Is Your Experimenter Valuable? ___ Bob Nolinske ___________________ 17 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 17 Letters To The Editor _____________________________________________ 18 News Notes ________________________________________________________ 18 Classified Ads ____________________________________________________ 19 Can A Practical Roadable Airplane Be Designed? ____________________ 20 January 1957, Volume 6, Number 1 (Photograph of Lambert Box Full, N9017C, Leo Kohn) ________________ 1 The Homebuilders corner ___ Paul H. Poberezny _____________________ 2 Letters To The Editor _____________________________________________ 2 The Lambert "Box Full" (with four photographs of Lambert Box Full, N9017C, Leo Kohn) ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________ 3 (Four photographs of Lambert Box Full, N9017C, two with Casey Lambert and one of those also with Cal Latham and Andy Fox, Leo Kohn) ___________________________________________ 4 Flight Research On A Personal Type Airplane ___ August Raspet and George Lambros ________________________________________________ 5 (Three view drawing of Bellanca Cruisair Senior, Model 14-13-3)____ 5 (Graph of position error curve and graph of horsepower required for Bellanca Cruisair) ____________________________________________ 5 (Graph of flight polars obtained in glide for Bellanca Cruisair)___ 6 Chapter News, November 8, 1956, EAA Chapter 11, Los Angeles, California _______________________________________________ 6 News Note _________________________________________________________ 6 Shake Rattle And Roll (with drawing of heavy aircraft wingtip vortices) _________________________________________________________ 7 Professional Race Pilots Hold Annual Meeting ___ Bob Nolinske______ 8 (Drawing for geometric location of taper wing mean geometric chord) ____________________________________________________________ 9 Building The Corben Junior Ace (with drawing of elevator jig block locations)___ Paul H. Poberezny _____________________________ 9 (Line construction drawings for Corben Junior Ace ribs) ___________ 10 (Five detail drawings for Corben Junior Ace) ______________________ 11 A Corben Junior Ace In Utah(with six photographs of Rosenham Junior Ace, N3395, one with Al Rosenham) __________________________ 12 (Photograph of Schermerhorn Pietenpol L. S. Air Camper, N18224) ___________________________________________________________ 12 Minutes Of The Meeting, December 17, 1956 ___ Robert E. Nolinske __________________________________________________________ 12 A Bi-Plane For EAA ___ P. Poberezny _______________________________ 12 Book Reviews ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik _________________________________ 12 Thanks! ___________________________________________________________ 12 (Photograph of [Joan Trefethen, Al Trefethen, Trefethen Stolp Playboy, N41K, and Fellers/Beattie Sierra S-1 Sue pusher racer N12K]) ______________________________________________________ 14 Award Goes To Poberezny (with photograph of unknown, Mrs. Martin A. Fladoes, and Paul Poberezny, Bill Normyle) ______________ 14 The "Sandvik Scissor" (with three view of proposed Sandvik Scissor, S. Dzik) ___ Stan "Prop" Dzik ____________________________ 15 Vertical Airplane Tail Areas (with twelve drawings concerning vertical tail area) ___ Raoul J. Hoffman __________________________ 16 The "Lone Wolf" (with three photographs of Preuss modified Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser Lone Wolf, N413) ________________________ 17 (Two photographs of unknown 1919 biplane) _________________________ 18 News Note _________________________________________________________ 18 Volunteers "Needed" _______________________________________________ 18 Classified Ads ____________________________________________________ 19 (Photograph of MacRae Super Dart, N15N) ___________________________ 20 Publications Of The NACA __________________________________________ 20 February 1957, Volume 6, Number 2 (Photograph of Woodard Thomas-Morse SB-4 Scout, N74W, Robert P. Straub) ______________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. Poberezny __________________ 2 Letters To The Editor ___________________________________________ 2 EAA's International Design Competition ___ Wes Schmid ___________ 3 The Homebuilders Lament ___ K. A. Scollard ______________________ 3 The Roadable Airplane ___ Leo J. Kohn ___________________________ 4 (Photograph of Taylor Aerocar I, N8383, and Fulton Amphibian, Leo J. Kohn) ____________________________________________________ 4 Experimenter Price Increase _____________________________________ 5 Flight Research On A Personal Type Airplane (with graph of power required for cooling Bellanca Cruisair Senior) ___ August Raspet and George Lambros ____________________________ 5 (Graph of drag polar for Bellanca Cruisair, and graph of propulsive efficiency for Bellanca Cruisair) ____________________ 6 News From Chapter Ten, Tulsa, Oklahoma __ T. Wayne Shank_________ 6 Hernandez Biplane (with three photographs of Hernandez Biplane project, one with Frank Hernandez, Tom Henebry) ___ Tom Henebry ________________________________________ 7 Aircraft With rotary Wings (with six rotary wing illustrations) ___ Raoul J. Hoffman ____________________________________________ 8 Out of Hibernation and Off to Hollywood (with four photographs of Woodard Thomas-Morse SB-4 Scout, N74W, Robert P. Straub) ___ Leo J. Kohn _________________________________________ 9 The Dormoy Bath Tub (with three view drawing, Jack McRae, and five photographs of Dormoy Bath Tub) ___ Jack McRae ______________________________________________________ 10-11 Building The Corben Jr. Ace (with two photographs of Corben Junior Ace wing structure and drawing of Corben Junior Ace, Bob Longo) ___ Paul H. Poberezny ___________________________ 12 (Line construction drawings for Corben Junior Ace wing) _________ 13 Publication Of The NACA, Part II ___ Jack McRae _________________ 14 News Note _______________________________________________________ 14 Our Apologies!!! ________________________________________________ 14 The Latest In The Stits Line (with photograph of side-by-side Flut-R-Bug SA-6C, and side-by-side Sky Coupe SA-7C, N5581V) ___ Leo J. Kohn __________________________________ 15 OX-5 Club Roster at 1000 Members, Expect 1500 by February 1st)___ 15 Letters To Editor _______________________________________________ 16 (Drawing for geometric location of biplane mean aerodynamic chord) __________________________________________________________ 16 French Design Powered By Volkswagen Engine (with photograph Of Morin P. M. 01, J. R. C. Brown) ______________________________ 16 A sport plane with built-in deluxe features (with eight photographs of Martin monoplane, N9647H) ____________________________________ 17 (Photograph of [Hopkins] De Havilland [DH-82C] Tiger Moth, CF-GTU, Robert Straub) __________________________________________ 18 Classified Ads __________________________________________________ 19 Starck A. S. 70 JAC (with photograph of Starck A. S. 70 Jac, F-PBGM) _________________________________________________________ 20 The Spirit Of St. Louis (with photograph of Mantz Air Services replica Spirit of St. Louis, Tom Henebry) _ Tom Henebry _________ 20 March 1957, Volume 6, Number 3 (Photograph of Mong Sport MS-2, N5098N) ____________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. Poberezny _____________________ 2 Letters To The Editor ______________________________________________ 2 The Cougar Model 1 (with three view of Nesmeth Cougar Model 1) ___ Robert E. Nesmeth ______________________________________________ 3 News Note __________________________________________________________ 4 Seen In Europe ___ Chris B. Falconer _______________________________ 5 (Two photograph of Maurice Brochet MB 83, F-BCNI) __________________ 5 (Photograph of Norecrin NC 853, F-BFI) _____________________________ 5 (Photograph of Macchi, I-TALY) _____________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Kiemm, SE-BGO) ______________________________________ 5 (Photograph of Finnish single place) _______________________________ 5 (Photograph of Sipa Minijet, F-BU??) _______________________________ 5 (Photograph of Saab Safir) _________________________________________ 5 assume the angle (with graph of angle of attack for stall and drawing of angle of attack indicator) ______________________________________ 6-7 News Note __________________________________________________________ 8 The Mong Sport (with a three view drawing of Mong Sport MS-2, F. T. Curat, a photograph of Mong Sport wing construction, and three photographs of completed Mong Sport MS-2, N5098N) ___ Ralph E. Mong __________________________________________ 8-9 The Junior Ace _____________________________________________________ 9 "Another What's It" (with two 1934 photographs of unidentified biplane) ___________________________________________________________ 9 Replica Fokker Triplane Project (with six WWI photographs of Fokker Triplanes) ___ Peter M. Bowers ______________________________ 10 (Three view drawing of Fokker Triplane) ____________________________ 11 The Private and Utility Airplane of the Future ..August Raspet______ 12-14 Memories Of The National Air Races (with three view drawing of proposed Lake Sport) ___ Frank C. Sabo _____________________________ 14 (Photograph of Piper J-2 tubing freeze damage) _____________________ 15 Minutes Of The Meeting, January 28th, 1957 ___ Bob Nolinske ________ 16 Stress Analysis Made Painless (with strength property tables) ___ Raoul J. Hoffman ___________________________________________________ 16-17 Wilbur Fry's Stits Playboy (with two photographs of Fry Stits Playboy, N2450C?) __________________________________________________ 17 Chatting With The Chapters ___ Bob Nolinske ________________________ 18 Classified Ads _____________________________________________________ 19 Custin To Manage '57 Fly-In ________________________________________ 20 The Glen Lee Special (with two photographs of Glendening/Kennedy Modified Stits Playboy Glen Lee Special, N6060C) ___________________ 20 News Note __________________________________________________________ 20 A Bensen Gyro Copter (with photograph of Winslow Bensen Gyro- Copter) ____________________________________________________________ 20 April 1957, Volume 6, Number 4 (Photograph of Smith Miniplane, N90P) ___ Lee Enich _____________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. Poberezny __________________ 2 Letters To The Editor ___________________________________________ 2 Smith's Miniplane, Product of Eight Months Spare Time Effort (with three view drawing and two photographs of Smith Miniplane, N90P, Lee Enich) _____________________________________ 3 On Cockpit Design (with two drawings of cockpit mannequin) ___ Antoni Bingelis _________________________________________________ 4 Design competition Notes ________________________________________ 5 Correction ______________________________________________________ 5 Lament Of The Homebuilder's Spouse ___ Rita Wendt _______________ 5 The "Grand Snoop" Tours Europe ___ Bob Whittier _________________ 6 (Photograph of Bob Whittier) ____________________________________ 6 (Photograph of Ypenburg Airport, Holland) _______________________ 6 (Photograph of French homebuilt biplane) ________________________ 6 (Photograph of Bleriot celebration, Calais, France) _____________ 6 (Photograph of French two-seater, F-PGGA) _______________________ 7 (Photograph of French Stampe Biplane, F-BDEB) ___________________ 7 (Photograph of Moraine Saulnier sportplane, F-AJOK) _____________ 7 (Photograph of Miles Messenger. Birmingham, England) ____________ 7 (Photograph of Avro Avian at Denham, Bucks, England) ____________ 8 (Photograph of Experimenter staff, Wes Schmid, George Hardie, Jr., Bob Nolinske, Bernice Scholler, Audrey Poberezny, and Paul Poberezny) _____________________________________________ 8 Flying Scale Models _____________________________________________ 8 A Simplified Aircraft Control System (with two drawings and one photograph of system) ___ Ray Kendall ___________________________ 9 Views of Chapters 1 and 11 ___ Don M. Hicks _____________________ 10 (Photograph of Ray Stits, Don M. Hicks) _________________________ 10 (Photograph of Fairchild biplane, Don M. Hicks) _________________ 10 (Photograph of Don Hicks and Baby Ace wings, Don M. Hicks)_______ 10 (Photograph or Prest Baby Pursuit, NX17308) _____________________ 10 (Photograph of Newton Baby Ace) _________________________________ 10 (Two photographs of Smith Miniplane, N90P) ______________________ 10 Fly-In Meeting . . . Los Angeles (with two photographs of [Glendenning/Kennedy modified] Stits Playboy [Glen Lee Special], N6060C, one photograph of Thorp Sky Scooter, N91301, and one table of performance results) ___ Bill Robinson ___________________________________________________ 11 Safety In Triangulations (with sixteen drawings of structural triangulation) ___ Rauol J. Hoffman _____________________________ 12 Minutes Of The Meeting, February 25, 1957 ___ Bob Nolinske ______ 13 Landing Gear Stresses (with landing gear drawing) ___ Conrad M. Morgan __________________________________________________________ 14 Caveat Emptor ___ George Hardie, Jr. ____________________________ 15 (Two photographs of Conrad modified Cub/Luscombe Bumblebee, N58P) ___________________________________________________________ 15 More on the Luton Minor ___ Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume ____________ 16 (Two photographs of Ord-Hume Luton Minor, G-AFIR, Ord Hume, and three view drawing of Luton Minor) __________________________ 16 (Two photographs of Ord-Hume Luton Minor, G-AFIR, Ord Hume) ______17 News Notes ______________________________________________________ 17 EAA Roster To Be Published ______________________________________ 17 Chatting With The Chapters ___ Bob Nolinske _____________________ 17 Classified Ads __________________________________________________ 19 The Fryklund Amphibian (with photograph of Fryklund Amphibian [Smidgeon]) _____________________________________________________ 20 This Month's Old Timer, Modified Curtiss Oriole (with photograph Of OX-5 Curtiss Oriole, Frank Tye, and Hispano Suiza Curtiss Oriole, 3689, Ken Lee) ___ Jack McRae ___________________________ 20 May 1957, Volume 6, Number 3 (Photograph of Paul Poberezny, unidentified man, and Poberezny Corben Baby Ace, N9050C) ___________________________________________ 1 The Homebuilder's Corner ___ Paul H. Poberezny _____________________ 2 Progress Report On The EAA Biplane (with three view drawing of Gere Sport biplane) ________________________________________________ 3 A Dream Come True . .. for an Inventive, Ambitious Swede! (with two photographs of Nilsson flying boat, one with Erland Nilsson) ___ Leo J. Kohn ____________________________________________________ 4 News Note __________________________________________________________ 4