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EAA Sport Aviation INDEX - 1950's



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
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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