June 1957 The Homebuilders Corner................................. 2 "Little Toot" .......................................... 3 Proper Selection of Aircraft Tubing for Your Design . . .4 "Le Turbulent" ........................................ 6 A Texas Project ........................................ 7 EAA First Design Competition .... ..................... 8 The Verti Copter ....................................... 9 Power Plant Installation .. ......................... . 10 The Kadiak Speedster , Model KC-2........................11 The Powell Racer ...... ............................... 12 The Fryklund Smidgeon .................................. 14 Calculating Speed at Ground Level ......................15 The "Grand Snoop" Tours Europe-Part III .................16 '57 Fly-In Plans Take Shape ........................... 18 Minutes of the Meeting ................................. 19 P.R.P.A. News............................................20 Letters to the Editor .. .............................. 22 Chatting with the Chapters .. .. ..................... 24 July 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner .......................... 2 The Jurca M.J. 2 "Tempete"......................... 3 Suggestions for Running Flight Tests on Amateur Built Aircraft . ....................... 4 The Tin Bender's Corner ............................ 5 Fly-In Preview . . ................................ 6 Chatting With the Chapters ......................... 7 Bird of Thunder .................................... 8 Beware of Inferior Aircraft Tubing ................. 9 Simple Analysis Method for Monospar Wings .......... 10 The "Razorback" Aeroncas ........................... 12 France's Second Air Force ......................... 14 The Effect of the Slipstream .......................16 Letters to the Editor . . ...................... .18 Minutes of the Meeting .............................18 Interesting Facts on EAA Revealed in Card Survey ... 20 The C.A.B. GY-20 Minicab ........................... 21 First EAA Design Competition ...................... 24 August 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner ............. 2 Letters to tbe Editor . ........... . 2 Denly's Biplane ....................... 3 Pointers on Folding Wings ............ 4 Minutes of the ~eeting ..... .... . . .6 More Horsepower? ...... .............. 7 Chatting with the Chapters ............ 8 The Mosquito .......................... 9 1st EAA Design Competition ........... 10 Fly.In Special........................ 11, 12, 13, 14 Final Assembly Rigging for a Biplane.. 15 Nsrrin's Tailwind .....................17 A Canadian Biplane .....................18 Fly-In Final ...........................24 September 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner ................................ 2 Letters to the Editor................................... 2 The "Skyhopper" ........................................ 3 Grinding For Better Tubing Fits ......................... 4 The Tin Bender's Corner ................................. 5 Removing Broken Stud Bolts .............................. 6 First In Kentucky .. ................................... 7 Power And Its Measurement............................... 8 Zehr's "Baby Ace".........................................9 Ehlebracht's "Playboy"....................................10 Aviation Fiberglass.......................................10 Stability Characteristics of Low-Wing Monoplanes ........ 11 Bensen Gyrocopter Features Cabin Enclosure ...............14 The Legal Liability of the Amateur Plane Builder ........ 15 Champaign Chapter 20's Fly-In ........................... 16 Minutes of the Meeting .................................. 17 Bryan's "Autoplane" ..................................... 18 EAA Design Competition .................................. 19 Chatting With the Chapters .............................. 24 October 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner ................................ 2 My Flight to the EAA Fly-In .............................. 3 Fly-In Report ............................................ 5 Fly-In Finances .......................................... 7 Fly-In Trophies and Awards ............................... 10 Milwaukee Again Host to EAA Fly-In ....................... 11 Fly-In Personalities..................................... 12 Youth Takes a Trophy ..................................... 13 Fly-In Activities ...................................... 14 How to Avoid Idling Failures on four cylinder engines..... 16 The Tin Bender's Corner .................................. 17 Book Review .............................................. 18 First EAA Design Competition ............................. 19 The Properties of Aviation Fibreglas..................... 20 PFA's Druine "Turbi" ......................................21 A "Turbulent" Under Construction ..........................22 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting ...................25 Chapter 14's Project ..................................... 28 Chatting with the Chapters ............................... 28 November 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner ........................... 2 The Pober Sport .................................... 3 EAA Fly-In Provides Inspiration .................... 5 Stalling Characteristics ........................... 6 Koun's Aircraft .................................... 7 Streamline Your Airplane ........................... 8 The DeHavilland Moth (This Month's Old Timer)...... 10 What's Wrong with Private Flying ................... 11 Hutchinson Sportplane................................13 The Maule "Bee Dee" M-4 ............................ 14 The Economics of Aviation Fibreglas ................ 15 The Skyline "Super V" .............................. 16 EAA Design Competition ............................. 18 Modernizing the Pietenpol Landing Gear ..............19 San Francisco Chapter 20 Holds Fly-In ...............20 Engines for the Turbulent ...........................21 Constantin Wind Vane ............................... 24 Chatting with the Chapters ......................... 24 December 1957 The Homebuilder's Corner...................... 2 Letters to the Editor ......................... 2 The Westfall "Sport" .......................... 3 The Tin Bender's Corner ....................... 5 Sport Aviation and the Experimenter........... 5 The Britten-Norman BN-1F ...................... 6 Factors Affecting Performance ................. 8 A Pair of Projects ............................ 11 The Pietenpol Seaplane Floats ................. 12 The Future of Aviation Plastics ............... 14 Ingenuity Wins a Prize ........................ 15 The Johnson Two-Cylcle Radial Engine............16 Is "Cheapness" the Answer? .................... 16 Seen in England ...............................17 A Novel All-Wing Airplane .....................18 Davis Builds 'Em! ........................... .19 1958 Fly-in Dates Set...........................22 Design Competition ............................ 24 Chatting with the Chapters .................... 24 January 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner ......................2 Letters to the Editor .........................3 SPORT AVIATION .- -............................4 Some Thoughts on Aircraft Design ..............5 CAA Regulations Revisions Being Studied ... 7 Aviation Honor Goes to SPORT AVIATION Editor...8 Case FOR Small Low-wing Monoplanes ............9 Manual, Volume II, Ready ......................10 Data on Aircraft Woods ........................11 First in the Phillipines ......................12 Whistlin' in the Rigging ......................14 Nomograph for Propeller Design ................16 Smitty's "Termite" ............................17 The Ra-Son "Warrior" ..........................22 Let's Stop Those Studs from Breaking ........ 23 The Tipsy S.2 .................................25 EAA Design Competition ........................27 The Skroback "Roadable Airplane" ..............29 Fibreglass Methods Demonstrated ...............30 Chatting with the Chapters ....................36 February 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner..................... 2 Letters to the Editor........................ 3 Study of CAA Regulations Continue............ 4 The Sablar Specia............................ 5 Fly-In Plans................................. 6 Welding Safety .............................. 7 Whistlin' in the Rigging.................... 8 Air Racing New............................... 9 The Pretty Prairie Special III .............. 10 Who Will Do bhe Welding?..................... 12 Torque or is it? ........................... 13 Ultra-Light Category Aircraft in Canada ..... 16 Chapter 26 Activities ...................... 17 The Pietenpol "Sky Scout".................... 18 Seen in Germany ............................ 22 Johnny Livingston's Cessna CR-3............. 24 Ryan STKR-B Biplane ...................... 28 A Matter of Policy ...................... 27 The Headskinner ..................... 28 EAA Design Competition ...................... 31 The Accident Corner ...................... 32 Chatting With the Chapters ...................38 March 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner.......................... 2 Letters to the Editor............................. 3 Aircraft Plan Review.............................. 4 The Stits "Skeeto", Ultra-Light Project........... 5 Southern California Fly-In........................ 8 Airfoils - How They Work.......................... 9 More on the Pretty Prairie Special III............ 12 The Marquart Biplane.............................. 13 Air Racing News ...................................14 The "Roter Vogel"................................. 15 The J. V. Martin K-III Scout...................... 16 Book Review, Experimental Light Aircraft & Midget Racers ................................. 17 The Pietenpol "Sky Scout", Part 2 .................18 An Experimental Pusher Flying Wing ........... 21 Ultra-Light Category Aircraft in Canada, Part 2....22 The Loose Racers ........................... 23 EAA Biplane Progress Report ................... 24 The Okamura N-52 ........................... 25 EAA Design Com~petition ................... 27 Whistlin' in the Rigging ................... 31 Chatting with the Chapters ................... 36 April 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner ...................... 2 Letters to the Editor ......................... 3 Report on CAA Washington Meeting .............. 4 Fokker Triplane Report ........................ 5 Aircraft Woodwork ............................. 7 A Homebuilt in Hawaii......................... 9 One High School's Aviation Training Program ... 11 The Stits "Skeeto" ............................ 13 A Turbulent in the Making ..................... 15 The Cessna CR-1 and CR-2 Racers ............... 16 The Pietenpol "Sky Scout" ..................... 18 A Folding Low-Wing ............................ 21 The Goodyear "Gizmo".......................... 22 Airfoils ...................................... 24 Air Racing News ............................... 26 Famous Japanese Ace Becomes EAA Member ........ 27 EAA Design Competition ........................ 28 Whistlin' in the Rigging ...................... 31 Chatting with the Chapters .................... 36 May 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner ....................... 2 Letters to the Editor.......................... 3 The Product of a Dare .......................... 4 Airfoils, Part 3............................... 7 Eklund's TE-1 .................................. 9 Joints for Aircraft Woodwork ................... 10 The Oldfield "Baby Great Lakes" ................ 13 The Art Chester "Jeep" ......................... 14 Legal Problem for Design Contest Winner? ....... 15 The Great Jenny Chase ......................... 16 Another "Baby Ace" Takes the Air ............... 17 The Hiller XROE-1 Rotorcycle ................... 18 The "Biddy Buddy" Biplane ...................... 21 Air Racing News ................................ 22 Antique Restorer Has Problems.................. 23 EAA Design Contest ............................. 24 The Arrow Sport V-8............................ 26 More on the '58 Fly-In ......................... 28 Whistlin' in the Rigging ....................... 32 Chatting with the Chapters..................... 36 June 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ............................. 2 Letters to the Editor ............................ 3 '58 Annual Fly-In Takes Shape .................... 4 The "Goon" Flies Again ........................... 5 Somes Tips on Aircraft Woodwork .................. 7 The Tachikawa T. S. 1 ............................ 8 Some Ultra-Light Aircraft of France.............. 9 Sport Aviation ................................... 12 Improving the Performance of the "June Bug" ...... 13 The Roche' Monoplane ............................. 14 Air Racing News .................................. 16 The New Luton Minor ............................. .17 The Hiller XROE-1 Rotorcycle ..................... 19 Whistlin' in the Rigging ......................... 20 Pioneers Made Honorary Members ................... 20 Art Chester's "Goon" ............................. 21 Accident Corner .. .............................. 22 Notes on Propeller Pitch Angles .................. 23 France, Country of a Thousand Homebuilts ......... 25 EAA Design Competition ........................... 28 A Modified Salvay-Stark Skyhopper ................ 31 Chatting with the Chapters ....................... 36 July 1958 The Homebuilder's Corner......................... 2 Letters to the Editor ............................ 3 The 1958 EAA Fly-In .............................. 4 Here's Another Ace - - Deluxe .................... 5 Choosing an Aircraft Design ...................... 7 Chapter 20's First Homebuilt ..................... 9 Some Italian Engines ............................. 11 Air Racing News .................................. 12 The Design of Pulse Jet Engines .................. 13 Development Progress of Portable One-Man Single-Bladed Helicopter ......................... 15 AC "Tip-of-the-Month" Winner for May ............. 16 Partenavia P. 53 "Aeroscooter" M.d.B.............. 17 Tulsa Fly-In Has Good Turn-Out ................... 18 EAA Design Competition ........................... 20 France Country of a Thousand Homebuilts......... 22 Helicopters and Gyrocopters ...................... 23 A Famous Race Pilot, John Livingston............. 24 The "Bishop" ..................................... 25 Another Antique Saved from Scrap Heap ............ 28 Whistlin' in the Rigging ......................... 30 Converting the Volkswagen Engine ................. 31 The Texan ........................................ 32 Chatting with the Chapters ....................... 36 August 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ................................ 2 Letters to the Editor ............................... 3 Foldable and Towable ................................ 4 Whistlin' in the Rigging ............................ 7 Construction Details of Light Aircraft Wings ........ 8 The Stephens Special ................................ 10 The Brantly B-2 Helicopter .......................... 11 Speed Measurement by Radar .......................... 13 Chapter 29's Fly-In at Bloomington.................. 14 The Tipsy Nipper .................................... 16 The "Bumblebee" an "Unsinkable" Glider ............. 18 Air Racing News ..................................... 21 How Small Can an Airplane Be?....................... 22 Harry Provolt and His DR. 1 ......................... 23 The Design of Pulse Jet Engines ..................... 25 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album ......................... 27 Comments on Sport Aviation ......................... 28 EAA Design Competition.............................. 30 The Bradley Special Model 5 ......................... 31 Joe Wesley's Airplane ............................... 32 Book Review ........................................ 34 Chatting with the Chapters ......................... 36 September 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ...................... 2 Letters to the Editor..................... 3 Claude Piel's CP-30 Emeraude.............. 4 Miniature Airplanes....................... 8 Art Chester's Midget Racers ............... 11 Book Review ............................... 13 The Brantly B-2 Helicopter ................ 14 Computation by Nomograms.................. 15 Air Racing News ........................... 17 Paso Robles Host to West Coast Fly-In ..... 18 The Folkerts Mono-Special SK-1 ............ 21 History of Flight Show .................... 22 The Curtiss JN-4 .......................... 25 "Rapid Robert" ............................ 27 Thompson's "Mighty Mite" 6C ............... 28 EAA Design Competition .................... 30 Whistlin' in the Rigging .................. 31 Fryklund's Amphibian ...................... 33 Chatting with the Chapters ................ 36 October 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ......................................... 2 Fly-In Comment ............................................... 3 Aircraft at the Fly-In ....................................... 4 1958 Fly-In Report ........................................... 5 Highlights and Sidelights of the Fly-In ...................... 11 Aircraft Registered at the Fly-In ............................ 14 Flight Events Competition .................................... 15 Fly-In Sketch Book ........................................... 17 Personalities at the Fly-In .................................. 20 The Managing Editor Reports .................................. 22 Mechanix mustrated Trophy Goes to Bob Blacker ................ 23 Trophies and Awards Presented at EAA's Sixth Annual Fly-In.....24 '59 Fly-In Site Selected .................................... 26 CAA Regulations Clarified by Officials ....................... 27 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album .................................. 28 An Aviation Educator Views the Fly-In ........................ 29 Milwaukee's Last EAA Fly-In .................................. 30 On Being Fly-In Chairman ..................................... 32 EAA Design Competition ....................................... 34 Chatting with the Chapters ................................... 40 November 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ..................................... 2 Letters to the Editor .................................... 3 Steve Wittman's New Tailwind ............................. 4 EAA Air Museum ........................................... 8 Flying Floats and Heavenly Hulls ......................... 9 World-Wide Publicity for EAA ............................. 11 Mr. R. T. McCrum, Aviation Pioneer ....................... 12 A Summary of New Regulations Dealing With Homebuilt Aircraft ................................................. 15 Seven League Lightplanes ................................. 16 Seen at the Antique Fly-In ............................... 17 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album .............................. 18 The B.B. Midniter ........................................20 The Gyrodyne Model XRON-1 Rotorcycle ..................... 21 Construction Details of Light Aircraft Ailerons and Empennages ............................................... 22 Chapter 37's Progress Report ............................. 25 Air Racing News .......................................... 26 Whistlin' in the Rigging ................................. 27 New EAA Data Book ........................................ 27 "Air Day" at Rockford .................................... 28 The Glen-Lee Special 2 ................................... 33 Chatting with the Chapters ............................... 36 EAA Chapters ............................................. 36 December 1958 Homebuilder's Corner ...................................... 2 Letters to the Editor..................................... 3 The Davis DA-1, A Research and Development Project ........ 4 Want to Win an Airplane Kit?.............................. 6 The Eleventh Annual Rassemblement of the French R S A ..... 7 Our Technical Advisor (Chapter 20) ........................ 9 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album ............................... 10 Taylor's Topper ........................................... 12 Construction Details of Light Aircraft Fuselages.......... 13 Mr. R. T. McCrum, Aviation Pioneer ........................ 16 Whistlin' in the Rigging .................................. 18 Air Racing News ........................................... 19 The Gyrodyne Model XRON-1 Rotorcycle ...................... 20 Flying Floats and Heavenly Hulls .......................... 21 The Chigger ............................................... 25 EAA Design Competition .................................... 28 Further Clarification of CAA Regulations................... 30 Chatting with the Chapters ................................ 32 Prospective Chapters ...................................... 32 January 1959 Homebuilder's Corner ............................... 2 Letters to the Editor ............................. 3 The Strength of EAA ................................. 4 We Build the Turbulent .............................. 5 California to Wisconsin............................. 9 Construction Details of Light Aircraft Fuselages.... 11 Renfro's Super Playboy ......................... 13 Popular Flying in the U.S.A......................... 14 Air Racing News ................................... 15 Homebuiltitus ................................... 16 Joe Kirk's Design Studies ......................... 16 EAA Exhibits at NATA Convention .................... 18 The Nagler Helicopters ......................... 19 Fly-In Breakfast Attracts EAA'ers ............... 21 EAA Membership Contest Gets Underway............... 22 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album .................... 23 A Folding Wing ..........Towlible Flut-R-Bug........ 25 Open House at Mansfield ........................ 26 Fly-In Notes....................................... 27 Whistlin' in the Rigging ........................ 28 The RB Folding Wing Special........................ 29 EAA's 1959 Data Book Now Ready ......................32 Chatting with the Chapters ........................ 32 February 1959 Homebuilder's Corner ............................. 2 Letters to the Editor ............................. 3 Fly-In Meeting Planned ............................. 4 The HPK Model SP-1 ............................. 5 Welding Safely .................................. 7 Homebuilding in Alaska............................. 8 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album .... .................. 10 Aerodynamics Condensed ........................... 12 A One-Piece Windshield for Our Cougar ............. 14 Membership Contest Prize List Grows ............. 15 We Build the Turbulent ......................... 16 Joe Kirk's Design Studies ......................... 17 Auto Engines in Development ..................... 20 Popular [lying in the U.S.A . ................... 21 Dudek V-1 Sportplane .............................. 23 Air Racing News ................................... 24 Hughes Model 269 Helicopter ..................... 25 Ultra-Lights ................................... 27 A Restored Aeronca C-2 .......................... 28 Whistlin' in the Rigging ......................... 29 Chapter 38 Gets Assist from "City Fathers" ......... 31 EAA Design Competition.............................. 33 Chatting with the Chapters ........................ 36 March 1959 Homebuilder's Corner .................................. 2 Letters to the Editor ............................. 3 Membership Contest in Full Swing ................... 4 The Schweizer 1-30 .................................. 5 Fly-In Notes ....................................... 8 Assignment of Aircraft Registration Numbers .......... 8 The R W-3 Multoplane ............................. 9 "I'd Like to See....." ............................. 11 What Reference Material? ............................. 12 Homebuilding in Sweden ............................. 16 Joe Kirk's Design Studies ............................. 17 Air Racing News ....................................... 20 Horn's "Lil' Trouble" ............................. 21 Homebuilding in India . ........................... 22 Metal Parts and Fittings in Light Aircraft Construction.23 Early Homebuilders in North Carolina .............. 25 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album ........................ 29 Adams-Wilson Helicopter ............................. 31 EAA Chapter Procedures ............................. 33 Chatting with the Chapters ........................ 36 April 1959 Homebuilder's Corner ......................... 2 Letters to the Editor ........................ 3 1959 Pre-Fly-ln Conference .................. 4 Lawhorn's "Kee Bird" ......................... 5 Landing Gears for Light Aircraft.............. 7 Air Racing News ........................... 8 Chapter 6 "Skins a Wing" .................. 10 Graphie Calculus ........................... 13 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album ................ 15 Joe Kirk's Design Studies ................. 17 Lift, Thrust and Drag ........................ 20 EAA Design Competition........................ 23 Design Change Bulletins ....................... 24 The Kissinger-Crookes "Flying Saucer"......... 25 "Tooky" from Maine ............................ 26 Early Homebuilders in North Carolina ......... 27 Whistlin' in the Rigging ................... 29 Education Through Error ................... 32 Chatting with the Chapters ................... 36 May 1959 Home uilder's Corner........................ 2 Letters to the Editor ....................... 3 The "Weejet"................................. 4 Forming and Fabricating Plexiglas ............ 6 Design Contest Doodling...................... 7 I Built a Biplane ......................... 8 Membership Contest Nears Close .............. 10 I Built a Gyrocopter ........................ 11 Know This One? ........................... 12 A Hangar for Your Homebuilt ............... 13 Is Your Elevator Necessary? ............... 14 Whistlin' In The Rigging ................. 21 More on the Piel CP-301 "Emeraude" ....... 16 Joe Kirk's Design Studies - "Cosmo" ....... 17 Capt. Weaver's Racing Album ............... 20 Don't Build a Primary Glider ............... 22 "The Little Monster" ........................ 24 California Cougar ......................... 26 Air Racing News .......................... 28 Financing a Chapter Project ............... 29 About the Fauvel A V-60 .................. 30 Chatting With the Chapters ................ 36 June 1959 Homebuilders Corner ........................... 2 Letters to the Editor ........................... 3 1959 Fly-In Preview ........................... 4 Tailwind for Two................................ 5 Load Tests on a Scale Spar Structure ............ 8 A Report on the World Congress of Flight ...... 13 Rebuilding the Pfalz D-XII ..................... 14 Calendar of Events .......................... 16 Progress Report on the EAA Biplane ............ 17 How EAA Can Further Aviation Education ...... 18 My Gyrocopter ............................... 20 Aviation Responsibility Law ..................... 22 Air Racing News ............................... 23 PRPA Racing Album ............................... 24 EAA Design Competition .......................... 27 Whistlin' in the Rigging ..................... 28 Visitor from the Phillipines ................ 30 First Flying Flea in the U.S.A.? ................ 31 I'd Like To See ............................... 32 Chatting with the Chapters ..................... 36 July 1959 Homebuilder's Corner ....................... 2 Letters To The Editor ...................... 3 The BA-7 .................................. 4 Membership Contest Winners ............... 6 Engines For Light Aircraft ............... 7 My Dream Project ......................... 9 Load Tests On A Scale Spar Structure ..... 10 A Twenty Year Dream Takes To The Air ..... 12 "Mr. Zip" and "Flit-Fly" ................ 14 Whistlin' In The Rigging ................ 16 Your Guide To The 1959 Fly-In .............. 17 "R & D" In A Whirl ........................ 21 Nomination of Officers ...................... 22 PRPA Racing Album ........................ 23 The W-1 ................................... 25 So That's How They Do It ................ 26 Education By Error ........................ 30 Chatting With The Chapters ............... 36 August 1959 Homebuilder's Corner ................................. 2 Letters To The Editor ................................ 3 Final On The Membership Contest ...................... 4 The "Sizzler" ......................................... 5 The Camel In The Tent ................................ 7 Routing Of Wood Spars ................................ 8 Homebuilt Aircraft .................................. 9 So That's How They Do It .......................... 10 Ray Benckendorf's "Cougar" ......................... 12 Engines For Light Aircraft ......................... 14 History And Significance of Measured Flying Qualities . 15 My "Whirlybird" ................................... 16 Seen At Ft. Wayne .................................. 18 About The EAA......................................... 23 7th Annual International EAA Fly-In Program ....... 27 "Andy" Anderson, Restorer of Ancient Aircraft ..... 35 Why Wood? ........................................ 36 Schweizer's Soaring Holiday ....................... 37 I'd Like To See........................................ 37 PRPA Racing Album ................................. 38 Comparison Of The Deflection In Two Cantilever Box Beams...41 How I Became An Amateur Aircraft Builder ............ 42 Whistlin' In The Rigging ........................... 44 The 1960 EAA Design Competition ...................... 49 Insurance For Homebuilts ........................... 50 Chatting with the Chapters ........................... 52 September 1959 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................. 2 Letters To The Editor............................. 3 Meet S.A.'s New Assistant Editor.................. 4 Speaking of Airplane Engines...................... 4 It Flies!......................................... 5 Early Ultra Light Aircraft........................ 7 So That's How They Do It.......................... 8 Whistlin' In The Rigging.......................... 10 Design Competition................................ 10 "Dry Rot" In Wooden Aircraft...................... 11 Elevator-First and Tandem Wing Airplanes.......... 12 A Means of Obtaining Proper Gluing Pressure....... 14 News From Canada 15. . . And From South Africa.... 16 "Miss Flit"....................................... 17 Flying Qualities Requirements..................... 20 Question & Answer Department...................... 23 I Built A Gyro Glider............................. 24 The Ding Bat...................................... 25 Propellers for Light Aircraft..................... 26 Chapter 10's Fly-In............................... 27 The Chapter 24 Fly-In............................. 28 Air Racina News................................... 29 Chatting With The Chapters........................ 36 October 1959 CONTENTS President's Report .............................. 2 Fly-In Comments ................................ 3 Aircraft At The Fly-In ............................ 4 1959 Fly-In Highlights ............................ 5 Some Thoughts On The Fly-In ..................... 11 Side Slips At The '59er ........................... 15 The Saga Of CF-IVO .............................. 17 From The Manager Of Greater Rockford Airport ....... 18 EAA's Design Competition At The 1959 Fly-In ........ 19 Fly-In Scenes ...................................... 20 Straub Sketchbook .............................. 21 Flight Events Report ............................. 24 The Woman's Viewpoint ............................ 25 Personalities At The Fly-In ..................... 26 7th Annual Fly-In Awards And Trophies ........... 28 Aircraft Registered At The Fly-In .................. 32 Chapter Business Meeting Report .................. 33 Secretary-Treasurer Reports ..................... 34 Minutes Of The Annual Business Meeting .......... 34 Some Thoughts For The Future .................... 36 Technical Forums Prove Popular ................... 38 Chatting With The Chapters ..................... 44 November 1959 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner ................................. 2 Letters To The Editor ................................ 3 "El Chuparoso" ......................................... 4 The Engineer's Viewpoint............................... 6 The Life Of An EAA Wife ............................... 7 Snooping At The Fly-In ................................ 8 Well I Almost Made It! ................................ 10 Education Through Error ............................... 11 The 1960 EAA Design Compefftion ...................... 12 Whistlin' In The Rigging ............................... 13 FAA Forum Report ................................... 14 Joe Kirk's Design Studies "Kool Kat" ............... 16 Ray Borst's Design Studies "Headwind" .............. 17 "Dry Rot" In Wooden Aircraft ........................ 21 Elevator First and Tandem Wing Airplanes ............. 22 Early Ultra Light Aircraft, The Duigan Aeroplane........ 24 Question and Answer Department ....................... 25 EAA Publications ................................... 26 The Antelope Valley Air Fair ........................ 28 Chapter 50's Fly-In .................................. 29 Chatting With The Chapters ......................... 36 December 1959 Homebuilders Corner ............................. 2 Letters to the Editor ............................ 3 Pilgrimage to Ritty Hawk ........................... 4 More Fly-In Comment .............................. 7 So You Want To Build An Airplane .................. 8 A Scandinavian Fly-In ............................. 10 Some Pointers on Homebuilt Gyrocopters .......... 12 The Rapier 65 ..................................... 14 Glues and Gluing ............................... 16 Whistlin' In The Rigging ........................... 18 Book Review ...................................... 18 Early Ultra Light Aircraft ....."The Caudron" ...... 19 Understanding VTOL ............................... 20 Seen At AAA's Fly-In ............................... 23 A Soaring Regatta ............................... 24 Question & Answer Department....................... 25 EAA Design Competition ............................ 26 Design Contest Rules ~ Specifications ............. 27 Tips on Choodng Power Tools ....................... 29 Chatting With The Chapters ....................... 36 JANUARY 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner 2 Letters to the Editor 3 Planning the 1960 Fly-In 4 Let's Form an EAA News Bureau 4 Ultra-Light Aircraft in Australia 5 Those Technical Forum Papers 7 Why An Amphibian? 8 Selection of Aircraft Tubing 10 My Gyro Experiences 11 Some Pointers on Homebuilt Gyrocopters 12 The Sorrell DR-1 15 The Pober Sport 16 Question and Answer Department 21 The Design of Light Aircraft 22 Announcing AC Spark Plug's 1960 "Tip of the Month" Contest 23 Dale Stark's Modified Skyhopper 24 Getting Smooth Cuts 25 Whistlin' in the Rigging 26 EAA Design Contest 27 Low Temperature Aluminum Welding 29 Chatting With the Chapters 36 FEBRUARY 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 EAA Flight Test Areas 4 The Jupiter J-1 5 I'm The Wife Of An Aviation Addict ! ! 7 Our Helicopter - The HK-1 8 Our Mailing Problems 10 EAA Acquires Famous Racing Aircraft 11 Landing Gear Fairings For The Wittman "Tailwind" 12 Claude Sessions, Early Illinois Homebuilder 14 Converting Auto Engines 16 Joe Kirk's Design Studies "Flitnick" 17 Scale Modeling For Original Design 20 Air Racing News 22 A Cuban Homebuilt 23 Whistlin' In The Rigging 24 Question & Answer Department 25 EAA Design Contest 26 Education Through Error 29 Progress Report On EAA Handbook 29 Progress On The EAA Biplane 31 Aircraft Placards Available From EAA 33 Chatting With The Chapters 36 MARCH 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Letters to the Editor 3 A Report on EAA 4 The Purpose of EAA 4 Meet Your Officers 5 A Day at EAA Headquarters 6 A Home for EAA 7 How Sport Aviation Is Prepared 8 EAA in Action 9 The Sport-Aire Model 2 10 A Practical Design Approach for Light Planes 12 Outboards in the Sky 15 Winner of First AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month" Contest 16 The Fokker Triplane Program 17 & 31 Test Plight 20 Whistlin' in the Rigging 23 PRPA Racing Album, The Pack Specials 24 Question and Answer Department 27 EAA Design Competition 28 Bending Cap Strips 34 Chatting With the Chapters 36 APRIL 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 Thc Shape Of The '60 Fly-In 4 "Queen Bee" 5 Tapered Wings Are For Birds.......And Very Large Airplanes 7 Understanding Auto-Rotation 8 Wood And Wire Pioneer Melvin Marquette 10 Building Tents 11 A Pilot's Report On The Piel "Emeraude" CP301A 12 Vern's "Baby Duster" 15 More About Glue 16 Choosing Aircraft Color Schemes 17 Be Kind To Biplanes 18 A Visitor From Australia 21 Effect Of Individual Stability Factors On Flying Characteristics Of Airplanes 22 Whistlin' In The Rigging 25 Question & Answer Department 26 EAA Design Competition 27 AC Spark Plug's "Tip Of The Month" Contest 28 Chatting With The Chapters 36 MAY 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner 2 Letters to the Editor 3 t;AA Round the U.S.A 4 Bushby's "Long Midget" 5 W. A. Rysavy, Pillar of Safety for Chapter 52 7 Why The "S" Curve In Propellers? 8 ~ome pointers On Covering and Doping 10 vlore About Muslin 12 rhe Loening XO-10 13 The Principles of Thread Torque 14 Facts On Wing-Tip Ailerons 16 "H-I" My Gyrocopter 17 I Am King Of The Air 21 For The "Wood Butcher" 22 AC Spark plug "Tip of the Month" Contest 23 Question and Answer Department 24 Whistlin' In The Rigging 25 Bullets For Alignment 26 Chatting With the Chapters 36 JUNE 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 The Story Story 4 The New "Aeroscooter M.d.B." 6 The Travel Air 8 The Minx Capon 10 The Girls Boost EAA Too! 11 The Raspet Memorial Fund 12 Landing Gears Having No Shock Absorbers 13 Puerto Rico "Playboy" 14 Book Review 14 Question ~ Answer Dept 15 What Our Members Are Doing 16 The Meyers 200 18 Fokker Triplane plans 20 Air Racing News 22 Which Airfoil Section 23 Whistlin In The Rigging 25 Tom Miller's "Bleary Eye" 26 Spirit of Flight 27 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of The Month Contest" 28 Wheels and Brakes 30 Chatting with the Chapters 36 JULY 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 The Taylor Monoplane 4 EAA Air Education Center 6 EAA's Eighth Annual Fly-In 7 The Waco "Straightwings" and "Taperwings" 8 Non-Destructive Testing 10 Folding Wings A La 1930 11 What Our Members Are Doing 12 Insuring The "Amateur Built" Aircraft 14 The Old Timers Were Not Dumb 16 `'Gizmo" 17 Question & Answer Department 20 Whistlin' In The Rigging 21 How Much Aspect Ratio? 22 AC Spark Plug "Tip Of The Month" 23 Official Notice 23 Weight, Power and Span Loading 24 Chapter 29 in '59 28 Prop Wash 32 Chatting With The Chapters 36 AUGUST 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 Ben Keillor's Jodel D-9 4 Another Ace In The Deck 6 The "Ranch Hand" 7 Dr. August Raspet 8 Fly-In Report, Tampa Bay Area 9 Once A Homebuilder, Always 10 About Spin Strips 11 The Engine Situation 12 What Our Members Are Doing 14 Modernizing The Pietenpol "Aircamper" 16 My "Biddy-Buddy" Biplane 17 Flying Floats And Heavenly Hulls 20 EAA Biplane Report 23 The Midwest EAA And Antique Fly-In 24 Question & Answer Department 26 AC Spark Plug "Tip Of The Month" Contest 27 EAA At Work 29 This Month's Old Timer--The Great Lakes 30 The Curtiss Seagull 31 Chatting With The Chapters 36 SEPTEMBER 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corncr 2 Letters To The Editor 3 The Coser-Oonk "C0-2" 4 Flying Floats and Heavenly Hulls 6 The Lockheed S-1 8 A Diminutive Trimotor 10 The Baby Aces Are Going Strong! 11 Twenty Basic Safety Rules 12 Perils of the Airplane Builder 13 The Bristol Boxkite 14 Stolp-Adams SA-200 Progresses 15 "Homebuilding In Van Nuys" 16 Whistlin' In The Rigging 17 Chapter 48's Fly'ln 18 Things We Will Remember About The Chapter 48 Fly-In 20 Question ' Answer Department 21 What We Learned At Schweizer 22 AC Spark Plug "Tip Of The Month" Contest 23 The Engine Situation 24 Suggestions For Contributors 30 Fabulous Offer of Free Engineering to EAA Members 31 Chatting With The Chapters 36 OCTOBER 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Comments on the Fly-In 3 Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In 4 Thoughts On The Fly-In 5 A Toast From Our Host 9 The Honeymoon At Rockford 11 Seen At The Fly-In 15 Rockford Revisited 17 Fly-In Sketchbook Highlights Of The Eighth Annual EAA Convention 19 EAA Design Competition 24 Meet The Design Competition Judges 25 Aircraft Registered At The Fly-In 26 Guest Editorial 28 No Litter At Rockford Airport 29 Rockford 1960 As Seen By Marian Armstrong And Her Talented Pen 30 Minutes Of The Annual Business Meeting 31 Eighth Annual Fly-In Trophies And Awards 32 The Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award 35 Flight Performance Contest 36 Why ? ? ? 37 The FAA Controllers' Viewpoint Of The EAA 38 Fly-In Preserved For Posterity 40 Personalities At The 1960 Fly-In 41 Displays At The Fly-In 44 Education By Observation 45 Help Spread EAA! 48 Chatting With The Chapters 52 NOVEMBER 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner 2 Letters To The Editor 3 A Handsome Pitts Special 4 Build A Half Scale Model 5 The Spirit Of Flight 6 Meet The Design Competition Judges 11 Fiberglas 12 Sailplane Made From Old Aeroncas 13 The Jensen Biplane 14 A Mock-Up Really Pays! 16 Grounded by Coyotes 17 Adventures With An Anzani 18 Roger White's Cougar 20 "Chinook" 21 Modeling For Our Air Education Center 22 Dihedral Effects 23 Tulsa Fly-In EAA Chapter 10 - AAA Chapter 2 24 H~O Spells WOE 27 AC Spark Plug's "Tip Of The Month Contest" 28 The SB-1 Ace 30 Homeward Bound 33 What Our Members Are Doing 36 Engine A Rational Approach 38 Bristol Scout - Ultra Light 40 Letter from FAA 41 First Flight 44 Chatting With The Chapters 48 DECEMBER 1960 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corners 2 Letters To The Editor 3 West Coast Cougar Comet 4 Whistlin' In The Rigging 6 Comment On The Comments 7 Packard Air-Motive 8 I Am Going To Build A Gyrocopter (or "Yes Dear") 9 Design and Build Your Own Propeller 11 Florida's Loss, California's Gain 17 Macerschmitt Post Script 18 How To Live With A Homebuilt 19 Visual Technique for Analyzing Aircraft Performance 20 High or Low Depends on Flow 22 Doug Rolfe and his JN-4-D 23 Sonic Booms and Light Aircraft 28 Air Racing News 30 Jigs For Wooden Aircraft 31 The Spirit of Flight 38 Production Techniques and the Amateur Builder 40 How Smoothly the Turbulent Flies! 41 Chapter 34 Promotes EAA at Academy of Model Aeronautics Display 44 Pointers on Test Flying 45 Chatting with the Chapters 52 JANUARY 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner............................ 2 Letters To The Editor........................... 3 Spirit of Flight................................ 4 French Fly-In................................... 9 The Beechcraft Biplanes......................... 11 How to Get Help on a Homebuilt.................. 12 The Vagabond Story.............................. 13 Jigs for Wooden Aircraft........................ 15 Air Racing News................................. 19 The Trella Homebuilt............................ 20 AC Spark Plug "Tip of the Month" Contest........ 24 The White Fluffy Stuff.......................... 25 Second Annual Fly-In, Chapter 24, Oklahoma...... 26 Performance at a Glance......................... 27 Gene Slade's..... Southern Star................. 31 Ceconite 101..... New Fabric for Homebuilders... 32 Protection Against Deterioration................ 34 Dad Develops a Helicopter....................... 35 Meet the Design Competition Judges.............. 38 Aviation Spectacular on TV, Feb. 19th........... 40 Chatting With the Chapters...................... 44 FEBUARY 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................... 2 Letters To The Editor......................... 3 Something To Think About................... 4 Facts About End Plates........................ 6 Profit - "One Texan", Loss - "One Monocoupe... 7 Me and My Biplane............................. 8 A Practical Oil Cooler For Homebuilts......... 9 The Old OX-5.................................. 10 Epoxy Resins and Private Built Aircraft....... 11 Lloyd and Son Rebuild an Aeronca Champion..... 12 Air Racing News............................... 13 Chapter 79's First Anniversary................ 14 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest..... 15 Trim Tab Adjuster for Small Aircraft.......... 16 Keep the Antiques Flying...................... 17 Jigs for Wooden Aircraft...................... 18 The Minicab GY-20............................. 21 The Tiny Champ................................ 25 Arizona News, AAA............................. 27 Covering and Finishing of Light Aircraft...... 28 The Hawk P-6E............................ 30 Pitts "Little Stinker"........................ 31 Question and Answer Department................ 32 Light Aircraft Development In Germany......... 33 A Whirly Bug From Finland..................... 36 EAA to Issue Certificates..................... 37 Book Review................................... 39 Flying About with EAA......................... 40 Chatting with the Chapters.................... 44 MARCH 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner.......................... 2 Letters To The Editor...................... 3 Check-Out In The Doodle-Bug.................. 4 You're Never Too Old......................... 6 Flanging Lightening Holes.................... 8 Know Your Civil Air Regulations.............. 9 What Our Members Are Doing................... 10 Soaring...................................... 12 Chapter 50's 1960 Fly-In..................... 13 The Skite.................................... 14 A Busy Little Airport...................... 16 An Old Time Conversion....................... 17 Keep The Antiques Flying..................... 18 Principles Of Truss Analysis................. 19 The PJ-260 Aerobatic Airplane................ 21 Information Exchange......................... 25 Hyde's Biplane............................... 26 Crash Helmet Advice.......................... 27 Using Fluorescent Finishes Effectively....... 28 Question and Answer Department............... 29 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest"... 30 Passow Finishes His "Ace".................... 31 The Buhl Pup Was No Dog!..................... 32 Converting The Lycoming 0-290-G For Flight... 34 Free Gliding in a Gyro-Glider................ 36 Chatting with the Chapters................... 44 COVER PHOTO ... The full-color photo on the cover is of the PJ-260 Aerobatic Airplane. Described in detail beginning on page 21,plans are available from the designer at a price of $150.00 per set. APRIL 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner......................................... 2 Letters To The Editor........................................ 3 Huff Did It Again!........................................... 4 Fly-In? Fly-In!............................................. 5 A Honey Bee From Maryland.................................... 6 The HP-10 High Performance Sailplane......................... 7 Cougar Catches Man........................................... 9 Replica Curtiss Pusher Project............................... 10 Build A Plane? Why Not?...................................... 12 Sindlinger Special........................................... 13 A Junior Ace................................................. 14 Why I Am Sold On The Safety Of The Safety-Belt And Shoulder Harness..................... 15 Morane Saulnier.............................................. 16 The Alaskan Tigmiapuk........................................ 17 Why Not Hydraulics For Rotor Craft?.......................... 18 Corrosion On Aircraft........................................ 19 Skat Class Sports Tourer and Competition Machine............. 21 Simplicity Can Be The Answer................................. 24 Dear Junior Members.......................................... 25 John B. Day's "Starduster"................................... 26 Analysis And Comparison Of I-Beam And Solid Wing Spars....... 27 Flying About With EAA........................................ 31 The Driggs Dart I Lightplane................................. 32 New German Champion In Aerobatic Flight...................... 36 Importance Of Torsional Rigidity In The Bensen Rotor Blade... 37 Premier Showing Of 1960 Fly-In Film.......................... 38 Book Review.................................................. 39 Chatting With The Chapters................................... 44 Cover Photo: This month's color cover shows the beautiful Knight Twister of James Nagle and Bob Bober, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Ship is powered with Continental 75 - 85. (Photo from 4 x 5 transparency by Dick Stouffer.) MAY 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................... 2 Letters To The Editor......................... 3 Joy's Toy (Or Pop's Headache)................. 4 Converting The Volkswagen Engine For Flight... 6 World War I Overseas Airman Reunion........... 11 Marv Becker's Folding Wing Cougar............. 12 Fly-In Notes.................................. 13 The Schofield Ace............................. 14 The Aqua-Glider............................... 16 Turtleback Baggage Compartment................ 18 Light Plane Weight And Balance................ 19 A Few Words On Epoxy.......................... 20 Out Of The Cellar ... And Into The Skies...... 21 Wittman Twoplace, Model W-8, Tailwind......... 22 Experiences In Fiber Glass.................... 25 Information Exchange.......................... 26 Mountain Flying With Homebuilts............... 27 Replica Fokker Triplane Project............... 28 Welding Reinforcements To Steel Fittings...... 30 Tips On Vise Grip Pliers...................... 31 Flying About With EAA......................... 32 Association News.............................. 33 The Weber Valley Air Fair..................... 34 Nominations Open For EAA Awards............... 37 Homebuilts Or Antique... Here's Your Chance... 38 Calendar Of Events............................ 40 Chatting With The Chapters.................... 44 JUNE 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................. 2 Letters To The Editor............................. 3 Countdown In Kansas............................... 4 "Why Not Hydraulics For Rotorcraft?".............. 6 EAA's Air Racing Album............................ 7 Stephen's Playboy................................. 8 EAA Design Competition Rules And Specifications... 9 Antique Airplane Activities At Rockford........... 10 EAA Officials Meet With FAA....................... 11 The Greeks And Us................................. 12 The Big Blow...................................... 13 What Our Members Are Doing........................ 14 The Fly-In Distance Problem....................... 16 The Jodel D-11.................................. 17 Preview Of The... Stinger N3638G.................. 18 Starter Equipped Continental A-40.............. 20 The "Ganagobie"................................... 21 Riverside - Flabob Fly-In......................... 27 Starck A. S. 80................................... 29 Wood For Light Aircraft........................... 30 The Fournier Avion - Planeur RF-01................ 32 The Ellis Ace Of Canada........................... 33 Association News.................................. 34 Autogyros Of Present And Past..................... 35 Information Exchange.............................. 40 Fly-In Notes...................................... 41 Calendar Of Events................................ 42 Chatting With The Chapters........................ 48 Cover Photo by Arlo Schroeder -See Story Page 4 JULY 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................. 2 Letters To The Editor............................. 3 The Scaled-Down Replica Airplane Problem.......... 4 Getting Off In A Circle........................... 7 What Our Members Our Doing........................ 8 Grandpa Builds An Airplane........................ 10 EAA Fly-In: The Big One In '61.................... 11 Bowers "Vin Fiz".................................. 12 EAA's Air Racing Album............................ 13 Perseverance . . . Keynote Of Success............. 14 Wing Design....................................... 17 Arrow - K......................................... 20 The Ford Flivver.................................. 23 Southwest Regional Antique And Homebuilt Fly-In... 28 Autogyros Of Present And Past..................... 29 Air Racing News................................... 33 The Nieuport Scout................................ 34 Some More Of Those Goodies........................ 35 AC Spark Plug's "Tip Of The Month Contest"........ 36 Max Plan PF.214................................... 37 Association News.................................. 38 Alaskan Ace....................................... 39 The Bendix Light Planes........................... 40 Allred's "Thomas-Morse"........................... 41 Calendar Of Events................................ 44 Chatting With The Chapters........................ 48 ON THE COVER . . . Pete Bowers' photo of Hobie Sorrell's Fokker Tri-plane presents in interesting detail the fine work on this replica. More about the ship in Bower's story "The Scaled Down Replica Airplane Problem" beginning on page four. AUGUST 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner.................. 2 Letters To The Editor................ 3 Our Baby - The Tuholer............... 4 Hamilton, Ontario, Chapter At Work... 6 The 100th 2-22 Sailplane............. 8 Gyro-Copter In Finland............... 9 Wing Design.......................... 10 A Turboprop For Your Homebuilt....... 13 The Taylor Monoplane................. 15 Geodetic Aircraft Structure......... 17 Here's An Interesting One............ 25 The 1937 Collier..................... 26 EAA's Air Racing Album............... 27 Bathtub or Skyskootor?............... 28 The "Olson" Story.................... 29 First Things First!.................. 30 A German Homebuilt Turbulent......... 31 Conover - Gray Miniplane............. 32 Sure, These Are The Facts, But....... 34 Calendar of Events................... 36 Chatting With The Chapters........... 40 ON THE COVER: This is the famed "El Chuparoso", original design of Ray Hegy, Marfa, Texas, who built the craft several years ago and is a perennial visitor to the EAA International Fly-Ins. The young man admiring the sleek little ship is the son of the photographer, Dick Stouffer, who shot the picture at the '60 Rockford, 111. EAA fly-in. SEPTEMBER 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner......................... 2 Letters To The Editor........................ 3 The EAA Biplane.............................. 4 About Two-Cycle Engines...................... 9 Buber Builds A Mong.......................... 10 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of The Month Contest"... 11 What Do You Mean, "Speed Fairings?".......... 12 Book Review.................................. 13 A Hangar Full of Antiques.................... 14 Geodetic Aircraft Structures, Part Two....... 15 Shaping Tube Ends On A Metal Lathe........... 20 Chapter 24 Fly-n, Oklahoma City.............. 21 The Sopwith Pup.............................. 23 Chapter 65 First Annual Fly-In............... 24 Miniplane Menagerie.......................... 26 EAA's Air Racing Album....................... 27 Seen In France............................... 29 Chatting With The Chapters................... 36 COVER PHOTO - The Baby Ace on this month's cover is the product of the superb workmanship of Ken Dekker of P.O. Box 335, Baraboo, Wis. The picture was taken over Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin by Ronald Rich, also of Baraboo. Ken says the ship"took me three years to build, test flew Aug. 2 1960. Modified "D" plans. 65 Continental engine, cruises 90, top 105. Flies beautifully - 17 gal. gas tank, Chomp nose cowl, Stinson wheel pants, hand rubbed butyrate finish, 72-50 Flotorp prop." The ship won trophies for workmanship and finish at Muscatine Fly-in and for best Ace at EAA Fly-in at Rockford. OCTOBER 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner................................... 2 Fly-In Comment......................................... 3 Aircraft at the Fly-In................................. 4 Beyond The Blue Horizon................................ 5 Control Tower Views.................................... 11 Federal Aviation Agency Is Represented at EAA Fly-In... 13 31 Antiques Visit Rockford............................. 15 Greater Rockford Authority Letter...................... 17 First Flights.......................................... 19 AC Spark Plug "Tip of the Month Contest"............... 21 Aircraft Registered at The Fly-In...................... 23 The Candid Camera at the 1961 EAA Fly-In............... 26 Riding in Rockford's Wonderful Airplanes............... 28 Interview Circle Proves Popular........................ 31 Seen at the Fly-In..................................... 32 California to Rockford................................. 34 Campsite............................................... 35 Personalities at the Fly-In............................ 36 Minutes of Annual Business Meeting..................... 38 9th Annual Fly-In Trophies and Awards.................. 39 A Big Bouquet of Roses................................. 42 Cole Show Thrills Thousands...................... 43 OX-5 Club.............................................. 44 Thank You's............................................ 44 Chatting With the Chapters............................. 52 ON THE COVER-You see the colorful array of homebuilt aircraft at the 1961 Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in, with the prototype EAA Biplane making a turn around the Greater Rockford Airport in Rockford, Ill. (Dick Stauffer was the photogapher.) NOVEMBER 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner........................ 2 Letters to the Editor....................... 3 A Close Look at the Hobbycopter............. 4 Natural Steering............................ 7 What Our Members Are Doing.................. 8 The AAA World War I Club.................... 10 Chapter 20's Fly-In......................... 12 Care and Maintenance of Wooden Propellers... 13 Fatigue and Fatigue Design.................. 15 Education Thru Error........................ 18 Reminiscing With Father MacGillivray........ 19 Fillets on Low-Wing Aircraft................ 22 Structural Flight Testing................... 24 The Ferguson Special........................ 26 Experimental Aircraft in the Army........... 27 Sportplane Headrest......................... 28 Tow-Ins of the 1961 Fly-In.................. 29 Cupid Was Our Co-Pilot...................... 30 Engine and Cockpit Display at the Fly-In.... 31 1917 Jenny Flies Again...................... 32 How the South Lost the War.................. 33 The Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award........ 34 Watch Out for Bracing Angles................ 35 British EAA Member Flies His Turbulent...... 37 Chatting With the Chapters.................. 44 ON THE COVER-The color picture is of Helen Mace and her Stits Flut-R-Bug. The trophies are for first place in the short field takeoff and slow flight contests. Helen is from Sacramento, Calif., mother of three, active in EAA and the "99s". Her Flut-R-Bug was built by Kenny Deitering of Richmond, Calif., and is powered with a 125 hp Lycoming gpu engine. (Photo by Donald J. Milberger, EAA 9138.) DECEMBER 1961 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner........................ 2 Letters to the Editor....................... 3 "My Love"................................... 4 The Travel Air Mystery Racers............... 6 Our Regional Advisors....................... 8 The Flying Flea, Part One................... 9 The DeHavilland "Humming Bird".............. 13 Speed Control Is The Answer................. 14 A Simple Wood Testing Rig................... 15 Anderson Builds A Biplane................... 16 Flight Flutter Testing...................... 17 Engine Bits And Pieces...................... 18 Staggerwing, Part One....................... 20 Education Thru Error........................ 23 Static Displays At Rockford................. 24 AC Spark Plug's "Tip Of The Month Contest... 25 EAA Design Competition...................... 26 Queen Of The Parasols, "The Fairchild 22"... 27 EAA Film Library............................ 30 The First Air War... As It Really Was....... 31 Phoenix International Aerobatic Contest..... 33 Chatting With The Chapters.................. 40 ON THE COVER - This month's color cover features the beautiful... Lovinq's Love" built by George Rattray, Beloit, Wis. and photographed by Ed Beyler, of Delafield, Wis. at the International EAA Fly-in at Rockford, Ill. in 1961 . A detailed story on this award winning homebuilt aircraft begins on page four of this issue. JANUARY 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner................................................. 2 Letters To The Editor............................................... 3 The Story of My Delta-Winged Airplane............................... 4 A Recipe for Wing-Root Receptacles.................................. 6 Staggerwing (Part Two).............................................. 7 Volkswagen Conversions-Attn......................................... 10 What I Learned From "Little Thumper................................. 11 Book Review......................................................... 14 Parlett's Folly Flies............................................... 15 Roamin' Holiday..................................................... 17 The Flying Flea (Part Two)...................................... 19 EAA Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow...................................... 22 EAA Chapter List.................................................... 24 My MJA.............................................................. 26 The Bristol Monoplane............................................... 27 Happy Ending........................................................ 28 Gene Turner's Wooden Beauty......................................... 29 About This Poem..................................................... 31 What Our Members Are Doing.......................................... 32 Michigan Has First EAA State Convention............................. 34 EAA Issues Certificates............................................. 35 Education Through Error...................................... 36 Chatting With The Chapters.......................................... 44 ON THE COVER..... This month's color cover features the unique Delta-winged airplane built by Marion Baker, 113 Pittsburg Ave., Huron, Ohio. Photo was taken at the 1961 EAA Rockford, Ill. Inter. national Fly-in by Ed Byler of Delafield, Wis. Story starts on page 4 of this issue. FEBUARY 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner..................................... 2 Letters to the Editor................................... 3 The 1961 EAA Midwest Fly-In............................. 7 The Sputnik............................................. 9 AC, Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest........ 11 Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft... 12 FAA Publishes Instrument Flight Examination Guide....... 13 Progress Report on Construction of USA Prototype HM-360 "Pou Du Ciel" (Flying Flea).................... 14 Comments on Natural Steering............................ 15 The "Bachelor's Delight" CFR-DL......................... 17 EAA Directory Of Amateur-Built Aircraft................. 19 The Delt-Air 250........................................ 20 Flying a Fokker Triplane................................ 27 Education Thru Error.................................... 30 EAA Members To Be Featured on CBS Show.................. 31 What Our Members Are Doing.............................. 32 Thorp's T-18............................................ 34 Precision Pilots to Meet March 17 and 18................ 38 Chatting With The Chapters.............................. 44 ON THE COVER.... The colored cover this month features the Delt-Air 250 designed and built by Herbert Dean, Flint, Mich. A comprehensive story on this ill-fated craft appears in this issue begin- ning on page 20. Color photo by R. F. Pauley. MARCH 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilders Corner................................... 2 Letters to the Editor................................. 3 Stits Skycoupe Gets ATC............................... 4 Glass Wing Cougar..................................... 7 International Championship Aerobatic Contest.......... 8 New England's Family Airport.......................... 11 CG Limits and Longitudinal Stability.................. 13 The "Varmint.......................................... 15 Airfoil Selection..................................... 17 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest............. 18 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft............... 19 EAA's Air Racing Album................................ 20 Remember.............................................. 22 Association News...................................... 24 Accepting The Challenge............................... 25 Stress Analysis....................................... 26 Paul's Delayed Plane Ride............................. 27 Shop, Swap, and Save.................................. 27 Official Communications............................... 28 Education Thru Error.................................. 29 Japanese Design Contest............................... 30 Pietenpol Corvair Conversion.......................... 31 A Story of Patience and Perseverance-"Lil' Spitfire".. 32 A Fine Job From New Brunswick......................... 34 Chatting With the Chapters............................ 44 ON THE COVER... The new Stits Skycoupe is featured on this month's cover. The craft has recently received its ATC. See story beginning on next page. Color photo by Earl C. Grigsby, EAA 8049. APRIL 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner....................................... 2 Letters to the Editor...................................... 3 The Denight Special........................................ 4 Diary of a Homebuilders Wife............................... 6 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft.................... 7 My "Little Bug" Gyrocopter................................. 8 Fun With Strings........................................... 11 McCulloch Corporation Developing a Light Aircraft Engine... 12 The "Fox Moth"............................................. 13 Some NACA Airfoil Tests.................................... 15 Charles Fauvel and His Flying Wings........................ 17 An Open Letter to the Design Competition Entrants.......... 21 Building Wooden Cantilever Spars........................... 22 Porsche Lightplane Engines................................. 29 Comments on Delt-Air 250 Mishap............................ 32 A Letter of Appreciation................................... 33 Flight Testing the Jodel D-9............................... 34 Calendar of Events......................................... 35 The "Flightsail............................................ 36 Miniplane Peregrinations................................... 37 Association News........................................... 39 Chatting With the Chapters............................. 50 ON THE COVER Bart Denight and his famed "Denight Special" with the big 97 racing number. Ship was de. signed by Nick D'Apuzzo. Story begins on page 4. ( Photo by Dick Stauffer.) MAY 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner......................... 2 Letters to the Editor........................ 3 A "United Nations" Baby Ace.................. 4 Making Fiberglass Tanks...................... 5 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft...... 7 Rearwin Roster............................... 8 Charles Fauvel and His Flying Wings.......... 12 A Turbulent Holiday.......................... 14 Harold Dale Is 1938 Air-Dale............... 16 Tenth EAA Fly-In Will Top All Others......... 17 The "Friendly Fly-In"........................ 18 The Interruption............................. 19 Flying at the Ryan School.................... 20 Mechanics For Tomorrow....................... 22 Major Appleby's Fokker E-1................... 24 Air Racing News.............................. 25 Turnover Structures.......................... 29 Initial Contact for FAA Certification........ 31 Building the T-18............................ 32 Airspeed System Errors....................... 34 Replica Fokker Triplane Project.............. 35 Cosmic Wind Goes to England.................. 38 AC Spark Plug's "Tip, of the Month Contest... 39 What Our Members Are Doing................... 40 Association News............................. 43 Calendar of Events........................... 46 Chatting With the Chapters................... 52 ON THE COVER ... Dave McClure's beautiful Aeronca C-2 graces the cover of May SPORT AVIATION. Dave, who lives at 705 Moore Rd., Bloomington, Ill., has EAA No. 3522. The ship is flown at every opportunity and no doubt will be at Rockford, Ill., Aug. I to 5. Photo by Dick Stouffer, Lake Zurich, Ill. JUNE 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner............................................. 2 Letters to the Editor............................................ 3 Idaho Dream Takes Wings.......................................... 4 A Boost for EAA.................................................. 6 Putek's Cougar................................................... 7 Selecting a Suitable Wing Section................................ 9 Rauton's Delta Rag Wing.......................................... 12 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft.......................... 13 Flying the Aqua-Glider........................................... 14 Our First EAA Chapter Project.................................... 16 Progress Report on the GY-20 Minicab............................. 19 The Experimental Aircraft Air Museum Foundation, Inc............. 20 Are You Ready for the Fly-In?.................................... 23 The "Mile-Hi Story".............................................. 24 Building the T-18, An All-Metal Two-Place Sportplane............. 26 Riverside,Calif. Chapter 1 Fly-In................................ 28 Sequence of Design............................................... 30 "How To Do Department"........................................... 32 Association News................................................. 33 Hints for the Homebuilder........................................ 34 Remember......................................................... 35 Calendar of Events............................................... 36 AC Spark Plug's Tip of the Month (Contest)...................... 37 Chatting With the Chapters ...................................... 48 ON THE COVER..... "Bee Gee" by Bill Garner of Salt Lake City, Utah, graces the cover this month. This Little Toot design took two years to build. Story by Jeri Garner starts on page 4 describing this ship. JULY 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................... 2 Letters to the Editor......................... 3 The Whoopscooter.............................. 4 Association News.............................. 6 Fly-In Notes.................................. 7 New Simple Jet for New Horizons............... 8 A-1 Mechanic Honored in San Diego............. 10 Building the T-18, Part Three................. 13 Weight and Balance for the Aircraft Builder... 15 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month" Contest.... 19 "Air Racing................................... 20 All About the Bourke Engine... How It Works... 22 Cyclops "Makes Like a Boid.................... 26 Sequence of Design, Part Two.................. 29 Laminar Flow Airfoils......................... 30 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft....... 31 What Our Members Are Doing.................... 32 National Soaring Championships................ 34 Tulsa EAA Chapter 10 Recommendations.......... 35 Calendar of Events............................ 36 Chatting With the Chapters.................... 44 ON THE COVER..... The EAA Biplane, now equipped with an 85 hp engine, has proved to be very popular at recent midwest fly-ins where it has been shown and flown. As the attractive little ship goes through its paces interest continues to mount as is shown by the recent increase of plan sales. AUGUST 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner......................... 2 Letters to the Editor........................ 3 Patton APF-1................................. 4 Flight One................................... 8 Reducing Control Surface Drag................ 10 Bill's Biplane............................... 11 "Tinkerbelle................................. 12 Windsong..................................... 13 What You Should Know About... Load Factors... 15 The Numbers Racket........................... 19 Frank Boyce's Ace............................ 20 Building The T-18, Part IV................... 21 The Pazmany PL-1 "Laminar.................... 22 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft...... 24 All About the Bourke Engine,Part Two......... 25 Aircraft Rigging............................. 29 A German Homebuilt........................... 31 Why Your Own Design?......................... 32 Book Review ................................. 33 Calendar of Events........................... 34 Chatting With The Chapters................... 44 ON THE COVER.... The "United Nations Baby Ace" is featured on this month's cover. Capt. Carl W. Streever, Army Aviation Maintenance Officer, started the airplane in Texas and it was finished in Germany. Parts came from many countries. SEPTEMBER 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner................................ 2 Letters to the Editor............................... 3 An Airplane at Your Doorstep........................ 4 Hamilton,Ontario Chapter 65, Second Annual Fly-In... 6 Selecting Wing Area, Planform and Thickness......... 8 Building the T-18................................... 10 What Our Members Are Doing.......................... 12 Association News.................................... 14 Fire Prevention in Amateur Built Aircraft........... 15 "The Spirit of Kitty Hawk........................... 20 What Makes Those Blades Turn........................ 21 A Design in Logic................................... 22 The Practical Side of Ground Effects................ 26 Moisture Content-Wood's Vital Factor................ 28 Woods'-Blazek's Flex-Wing Glider.................... 31 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft............. 32 Chapter 111, Muscatine, Iowa Fly-In................. 33 Calendar of Events.................................. 36 Chatting With the Chapters.......................... 44 ON THE COVER.... Lloyd Feary's Baby Ace makes a pretty picture as it takes off from Greater Rockford Airport. Power is Continental A-65. Lloyd lives in Web- ster, N.Y. Photo by Dick Stouffer. OCTOBER 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner................................ 2 Letters to the Editor................................ 3 The 1962 EAA Design Competition...................... 4 Fly-In Retrospect.................................... 9 Aircraft at the Fly-In............................... 10 Association News..................................... 13 Experimental Aircraft Assn., Inc. Financial Report 17 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting............... 19 One Man's Meat....................................... 21 1962 Fly-In Trophies and Awards...................... 25 Canadian Courage..................................... 31 Aircraft Registration - 1962 Fly-In.................. 33 The Candid Camera at the 1962 EAA Fly-In............. 43 EAA Gets Help........................................ 46 SSA Participates in Fly-In........................... 49 Chatting With the Chapters........................... 60 ON THE COVER.... Ralph Thenhaus' pert Miniplane flies over the hundreds of parked aircraft at the 1962 EAA International Fly-in at Rockford, Ill. Norm Ginn, Van Nuys, Calif., is the pilot. Photo by Dick Stouffer, Lake Zurich, Ill. NOVEMBER 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner........................... 2 Letters to the Editor.......................... 3 Lambert's Favorite Airplane.................... 4 Meet Cal Latham................................ 8 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month" Contest..... 9 Baja Adventure................................. 10 Chapter 134 Fly-In............................. 13 The Ugly Duckling.............................. 14 Building the T-18, Part VI..................... 15 Volmer Homebuilt Amphibian..................... 17 Seen At The ... Fly-In......................... 19 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft........ 21 Highlights From Rockford....................... 22 Candid Camera at Rockford...................... 23 Of People And Airplanes........................ 24 The Rockford Fly-In As Seen by Gerald Gopher... 25 "The Courtmartial of Gen. Bilgewater........... 26 Some Thoughts on Name Changes.................. 27 Smile ... When You Say "Antique"............... 28 Air Racing News................................ 29 Holcomb's Cougar............................... 30 On Getting Your Feet Wet....................... 30 WhatOur Members Are Doing...................... 31 Association News............................... 32 Chatting With the Chapters..................... 44 ON THE COVER... The cover photo by Audrey Perkins of Woodruff, Wis., shows Casey Lambert's outstanding "Baby Ace" on floats. This aircraft is featured in a story beginning on page 4 of this issue. DECEMBER 1962 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner....................... 2 Letters to the Editor...................... 3 The Fly Baby Story......................... 4 Fokker Triplane Planning................... 15 Association News........................... 16 Inspection Panels.......................... 17 FAA News................................... 19 Famous Flyers.............................. 20 Our Swedish Membership Reports In!......... 21 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft.... 23 More About My Corvair and VW Conversions... 24 Building The T-18-Part VII................. 27 Homebuilt Registration..................... 28 Scimitar Propellers........................ 29 EAA Biplane Engine Mount................... 31 The Hurry J-1 "Sport"...................... 32 Helpful Hints For Homebuilders............. 33 What Our Members Are Doing................. 36 Chatting With the Chapters................. 48 ON THE COVER... Winner of the EAA Design Contest is featured on this month's cover. The "Fly Baby" is being flown by its designer and builder, Pete Bowers. Photo was made by Victor D. Seely from Cessna 175 with the door taken off. JANUARY 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner............................................... 2 Letters to the Editor.............................................. 3 Linn's "Mini-Mustang" . . ,....................................... 4 Oklahoma EAA and AAA State Fly-In.................................. 7 The "Hatchet" and the "Hawk"....................................... 9 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft............................ 11 Chicago Area Fly-In June 9 and 10, 1962............................ 12 Aircraft Design Through Experience................................. 13 Remember........................................................... 16 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month"................................. 18 The Kittens 1917................................................... 19 Building Fly Baby.................................................. 20 Corona Fly-In of Chapters 92 and 7 in California................... 27 What Our Members Are Doing......................................... 30 Dyer's EAA Biplane................................................. 32 Association News................................................... 35 Wolfe Builds Flut-R-Bug............................................ 37 Civilian's Version of T-33......................................... 38 Detailed Information Available on "Selecting a Suitable Wing Section"................................................. 39 National AAA Fly-In-Ottumwa, Iowa.................................. 41 The "Tiger Moth"................................................... 43 Chatting With the Chapters......................................... 52 ON THE COVER... Linn's "Mini-Mustang" was one of the most popular aircraft at the 1962 Rockford, Ill., EAA Fly-in. The interesting story of this masterpiece of metal craftsmanship begins on page 4 of this issue. FEBUARY 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner...........................2 Letters to the Editor..........................3 The Wickham Model B............................4 Building Fly Baby..............................6 What Our Members Are Doing in Detroit.........10 Logan's Commuter..............................11 Some Interesting Facts on Aircraft Vibration..12 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft.......15 The Fokker D-7 Flies Again.................16 Experimental Or Not?..........................19 Delta Afterthoughts...........................20 Facts About the "Jenny".......................21 The Fine Old Art of Rigging a Biplane........24 Canadian Visit................................29 French Progress Report........................30 Helpful Hints For Homebuilders................33 Association News..............................36 FAA Recognition of Antiques?..................37 Calendar of Events............................39 Chatting With the Chapters.................48 ON THE COVER . . . This month's cover shows off the third place winner of the EAA Design Contest with the builders, Leonard and Rita Eaves, Oklahoma City, Okla. MARCH 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.........................................2 Letters to the Editor........................................3 Building Fly Baby-Part 3.....................................4 Whirly-Bug...................................................8 "The Light Car of the Air"...................................9 A Jet-Glider................................................10 Jansen's Miniplane..........................................12 EAA Directory of Amateur Built Aircraft.....................13 EAA Members Participate in CBS-TV Show......................14 The Fokker D-7 Flies Again-Part 2...........................15 Some Interesting Facts on Aircraft Vibration-Part 2.........19 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest"..................21 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders..............................22 Certification of Rotorcraft Pilots Liberalized by FAA.......24 The Fine Old Art of Rigging a Biplane Part 2...............25 How to Improve the Performance of Small Biplanes............28 More on the Bourke Engine...................................30 Association News............................................31 Before Red Spacemen... There Were Red Airmen Over America,..32 Calendar of Events..........................................34 Chatting With the Chapters..................................44 ON THE COVER . . . The Jensen VJ-22, 85 hp amphibian is the work of builder-designer Volmer Jensen, 104 E. Providencia, Burbank, Calif. The color photo was taken on the "Baia Adventure" (see Nov. '62 SPORT AVIATION) in Mexico in August of 1962. APRIL 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner......................2 Letters to the Editor.....................3 The Pfeiffer Nieuport Replicas............4 The T-18 . . . Building the Rudder........7 Reminiscences of a Homebuilder............9 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders...........10 The Rocky Road to Rockford...........12 Association News.........................13 Building Fly Baby........................15 Fly Baby Modifications...................18 Laying Out a Wing-Rib Curve..............19 Dead Stick Landing in "Windsong II"......21 What Our Members Are Doing...............22 EAA-FAA Information Exchange.............24 How to Bend Tubing.......................26 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft..31 Calendar of Events.......................34 Chatting With the Chapters...............44 ON THE COVER ... Another "brand-new old airplane" is this beautiful replica of the 1915 Nieuport Model 11 built by Joe Pfeiffer at Porter- ville, Calif. See complete story by Pete Bowers beginning on page 4 of this issue. MAY 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner................................................. 2 Letters to the Editor................................................ 3 Building Fly Baby-Part Five of a Series.............................. 4 The Bensen Gyrocopter-A Constructor's Experiences.................... 9 Airmen Who Sprout Their Own Wings.................................... 12 Scaled-Down Staggerwing Beech........................................ 13 Dr. Andrew A. Kucher................................................. 14 A Winter Project..................................................... 16 The Bristol Babe.................................................... 17 A Fly-In Can Be..."A Family Vacation"................................ 19 A Real Find.......................................................... 21 What Our Members Are Doing........................................... 22 Rockford...Through the Camera's Eye.................................. 24 EAA Chapter 20 Technical Committee Report Number Four................ 26 Gyrocopter Performance............................................... 29 Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft.................................. 31 Association News..................................................... 32 Calendar of Events................................................... 33 Chatting With the Chapters........................................... 44 ON THE COVER... Mike Sablar of New Philadelphia, Ohio rebuilt this beautiful Bucher "Special" midget racer, first introduced at Cleveland in 1948 as the "Flying Dutchman." JUNE 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.................................. 2 Letters to the Editor................................. 3 The EAA Air Museum.................................... 4 The New Krier-Kraft Biplane........................... 7 Building Fly Baby-Part Six............................ 8 Building The T-18..................................... 12 The Approach to the Mountain.......................... 14 Antiques and the 1963 Rockford Fly-In................. 15 What Our Members Are Doing............................ 16 Flying the PL-1 "Laminar"............................. 18 The 1924 Lightplane Races............................. 21 "Nomad"............................................... 24 The Bensen Gyrocopter... A Constructor's Experiences.. 30 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft............... 35 Association News...................................... 36 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month" Contest"........... 38 Calendar of Events.................................... 40 Official Publications................................. 40 Chatting With the Chapters............................ 41 Book Review........................................... 52 ON THE COVER..... The "Nomad" built by Ed Lesher of Ann Arbor, Mich. See the complete story beginning on page 24 of this issue. JULY 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.................................... 2 Letters to the Editor................................... 3 This Is Really Flying................................... 4 Leading Prop Edge Clamp................................. 6 Cockpit Design Simplified............................... 7 The "T-Bird Tailwinds................................... 11 What Our Members Are Doing.............................. 12 Mayday SOS Mayday....................................... 14 The Modern Flying Fleas................................. 15 Building Fly Baby....................................... 18 Revamping The Fly Baby.................................. 20 Revamping The Fly Baby II............................... 21 A Congressman's Viewpoint............................... 22 Building The T-18-Part Ten.............................. 23 Recent Light Helicopter Development in West Germany..... 26 EAA Biplanes............................................ 27 EAA Chapter 20 Technical Committee Report Number Five... 28 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft................. 29 Association News........................................ 30 Plotting an Airfoil..................................... 32 The Avro Baby........................................... 33 Calendar of Events...................................... 36 Chatting With the Chapters.............................. 48 ON THE COVER . . . John Tucker has returned this Starduster, originally built by Lou Stolp, to like-new condition. Read about his trip to Rockford, Ill. Fly-in on page four of this issue. AUGUST 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................. 2 Letters to the Editor............................. 3 Fly Baby Gets Wet................................. 4 A Western EAA Fly-in Is Born...................... 6 The Homebuilder Goes Shopping..................... 7 EAA Chapter 20 Technical Committee Report No. 6... 8 For the Want of a Nail............................ 11 What Our Members Are Doing........................ 12 Association News.................................. 14 Trip to Remember.................................. 15 Niagara Frontier Fly-In........................... 18 Chapter 26 Fly-in................................. 19 The Big Northwest Aerial Gathering................ 20 EAA Biplane First Flight.......................... 22 Landing Gears: Toe In or Toe Out?................. 24 Homebuilding of Propellers........................ 26 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month" Contest........ 27 The Mantelli A.M. 12 Glider....................... 28 The Finest of the Best............................ 30 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft........... 31 Calendar of Events................................ 32 Chaffing With the Chapters........................ 44 ON THE COVER..... Featured on our cover this month is Walter Teinert's beautiful Wittman "Tailwind" in flight over the valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Color photo by George Bettridge. SEPTEMBER 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner................................ 2 Letters to the Editor............................... 3 One of the Early Ones............................... 4 Reflections of Rockford '63......................... 6 Annual Riverside Fly-in............................. 7 Flying My Amateur-Built Airplane.................... 8 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft............. 9 Building Fly Baby................................... 10 Miniature Plane Attracts Crowds..................... 12 Forced Landings..................................... 13 Association News.................................... 15 In Memoriam......................................... 16 Southampton's Man-Powered Aircraft.................. 17 Stits "Sky Baby" Donated to Museum.................. 19 Fly Baby Gets Wet................................... 20 Dual Ignition For... McCulloch 72 hp Drone Engine... 22 A Two-Legged Flut-R-Bug............................. 23 The Swanson Nieuport 17............................. 24 A Knight Twister Flight Report...................... 29 Museum Piece or Sport Plane......................... 31 The Cavalier and His Mustang........................ 32 Homebuilt Aircraft Accidents........................ 33 Calendar of Events.................................. 37 This Month's Contributions.......................... 38 Chatting With the Chapters.......................... 48 ON THE COVER . . . Carl R. Swanson's authentic reproduction of a Nieuport 17 is on permanent display in the National Air Museum of Canada, at Ottawa, Ontario,as a commemorative to Col.Billy Bishop, Canada's leading ace in World War 1. OCTOBER 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.................................................. 2 Letters to the Editor................................................. 3 Rockford Sets World Record for One Day of Air Traffic................. 4 Greater Rockford Airport Control Tower................................ 5 Governor's Day at the Fly-in.......................................... 7 Salute to EAA......................................................... 8 Letter From Halaby.................................................... 9 Aircraft at the Fly-in................................................ 10 Flying to the Fly-in.................................................. 11 Passport to a Man's World............................................. 19 If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!...................................... 21 Aircraft in Attendance at the Fly-in.................................. 25 1963 Fly-in Trophies and Awards....................................... 33 Candid Camera at the Fly-in........................................... 39 Personalities at the Fly-in........................................... 43 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting................................ 45 Static Displays....................................................... 47 EAA-AC Spark Plug Rally............................................... 48 Forced Landings, Part Two............................................ 49 Air Show Report....................................................... 51 The Air Museum Gets Another Airplane.................................. 52 Visitors From Other Countries......................................... 53 Seen at the Fly-in.................................................... 54 Sailplane Activities.................................................. 56 Association News...................................................... 57 EAA Wins Admiration in Tragedy....................................... 58 Counting Noses....................................................... 59 ON THE COVER... Mathew R. Wilson of Bemidji, Minn., proudly poses before his Smith Miniplane. N-2J is modified from the original plans and is powered with a Continental C-85 engine which gives him a pleasing airplane to fly. NOVEMBER 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................................... 2 Letters to the Editor......................................... 3 EAA's Counterpart in France................................... 4 More on Dean's Delta.......................................... 8 EAA Museum Fund Drive Begins.................................. 8 Flying the Bolkow "Junior".................................... 9 Simplified Wing Stress Analysis of a Strut-Braced Monoplane... 12 Power for the "Aqua-Glider".................................... 14 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built Aircraft....................... 15 Association News.............................................. 16 Wigal's Autogyro.............................................. 17 Cowling and Cooling of Light Aircraft Engines................. 18 What Our Members Are Doing.................................... 22 Australia's First Jodel D-9................................... 23 Building Fly Baby-Part Nine................................... 27 Vintage Aircraft.............................................. 29 AC Spark Plug's Tip of the Month.............................. 30 A Modified Fauvel AV-36....................................... 31 "See and Be Seen"............................................. 32 Homebuilt Aircraft Accidents-Part Two......................... 33 A Bountiful Measure of Pleasure............................... 37 Chatting With the Chapters.................................... 48 DECEMBER 1963 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................................... 2 Letters to the Editor......................................... 3 Here's a Lucky Man............................................ 4 And This Used to Be Junk...................................... 5 Canadian Whirlybird........................................... 6 Cowling and Cooling of Light Aircraft Engines,-Part Two....... 10 Plating Precautions........................................... 13 The Do's and Don'ts of Operating at Controlled Airports....... 14 EAA Activities................................................ 15 The Swanson Nieuport 17....................................... 16 Pinfeather Reminiscences...................................... 18 Inner Workings of the "Aerocar................................ 19 Building Fly Baby............................................. 21 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft........... 24 Aircraft Coverings and Their Applications..................... 25 What Our Members Are Doing.................................... 26 Let's Save Some............................................... 27 Autogyros Are Great!.......................................... 28 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders................................ 32 Association News.............................................. 34 Chapter 47 Fly-in............................................. 35 Chapter 52 Fly-in............................................. 36 Chapter 129 Fly-in............................................ 37 Simplified Wing Stress Analysis of a Strut-Braced Monoplane... 38 EAA Building Fund Contributors................................ 41 Calendar of Events............................................ 41 Chaffing With the Chapters.................................... 52 ON THE COVER..... Well known over the racing circuits in the last 15 years, the "Mammy", a racing version of the "Midget Mustang", has recently been completely refinished by its new owner, Drexel Scott of Youngstown, Ohio. (Color picture by Jim McDonnell) JANUARY 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................. 2 Letters to the Editor............................. 3 "Neutrino......................................... 4 Chapter 65 Fly-in................................. 6 1963 Midwest Fly-in of Chapter 111................ 7 Chapter 130 at the P. T. Barnum Air Circus........ 7 Chapter 153 Fly-in................................ 8 Building Fly Baby................................. 9 The B.A.T. Crow................................... 10 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest......... 11 Flying the Nieuport 11............................ 12 Keeping the A-40 Going............................ 14 Aircraft Coverings and Their Applications......... 15 The Schneck VW Conversion......................... 17 MacGillivray's "PMF".............................. 18 Association News.................................. 19 "Keep Smiling and Keep Trying..................... 20 What Our Members Are Doing........................ 22 Aerodynamic Refinement of Light Aircraft... 24 Wing Static Test.................................. 27 Helpful Hints for the Homebuilder................. 30 A Bit of Advice................................... 31 A Low-Cost Air Compressor......................... 32 Pledge Contributors............................... 35 Chatting With the Chapters........................ 44 ON THE COVER.......... William Earl Player, EAA 110 of 1357 Cheyenne St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, having attended most of the national Fly-Ins with his original-design geodetic aircraft, which is one of the oldest homebuilts still flying, earns a well-deserved spot on our cover for this month. (Color Photo by George Bettridge) FEBUARY 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................................. 2 Letters To The Editor............................................ 3 Faith And The Future.............................................. 4 St. Petersburg International Aviation Exposition.................. 5 Chicago Area Fly-in............................................... 6 Chapter 94 Fly-in............................................... 7 Los Angeles, Calif.Chapter 11 Dinner Meeting...................... 8 Chapter 144 Fly-in................................................ 9 Canadian Enthusiasm............................................... 10 A Cow Pasture Hangar.............................................. 11 Design Details................................................... 12 Accelerated Glue Setting.......................................... 13 Aviation Museum Contemplated For City Of Franklin................. 16 AC Spark Plug's Tip Of The Month.................................. 17 EAA Directory of Amateur Built and Vintage Aircraft............... 18 Variable Camber Airfoil........................................... 19 More On Non-Standard Fabrics...................................... 23 Fairchild 24 Rebirth.............................................. 24 The Cvjetkovic CA-61.............................................. 29 A Batch Of Biplanes............................................... 32 Wing Leading Edge Clamp........................................... 33 Common Troubles In Aircraft Finishing And They Can Be Prevented....................................... 34 Association News.................................................. 35 Looking Back..................................................... 36 Russians Seek Boost For Private Aviation.......................... 37 Installing The Volkswagen Engine.................................. 38 Calendar Of Events................................................ 39 Building Fund Pledge Contributors................................. 40 Chatting With The Chapters........................................ 52 ON THE COVER . . . The snow on the ground offers no deterrent to open cockpit flying for J. M. Phillips and F. M. Fox, co-owners of the Bert B-F-2 N1275V built by Floyd S. Bert. The owners and builder are all from Carnegie, Pa. MARCH 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.................................. 2 Letters to the Editor................................. 3 Evolution of the Dyke Delta........................... 4 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders....................... 8 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month Contest............. 9 Incidence Is NOT Incidental........................... 10 The Long Silence Breaks............................... 13 Covering a Lightplane Fuselage........................ 15 Economical Paint Pot.................................. 21 The Last Waco......................................... 22 It Was the Same in Canada............................. 24 What Our Members Are Doing............................ 26 Precision Aerobatic Flying............................ 28 Last Flight........................................... 31 Association News...................................... 33 Building the T-18-Parts Eleven and Twelve............. 34 Apples or Bananas?.................................... 35 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft... 37 Chapter 66 Fly-in..................................... 38 Hampton Roads, Virginia Chapter 156 Fly-in Picnic..... 39 Calendar of Events.................................... 40 Building Fund Pledge Contributors..................... 42 Chatting With the Chapters ........................... 52 ON THE COVER . . . Pictured on the cover is the beautifully restored Waco RNF, N-110Y, owned by W. Meeks of Kokomo, Ind. The tie-down rope in the picture does not appear by accident. This cover was specially selected for the airplane as well as to emphasize the point that every aircraft owner should carry tie-downs with him.....especially to our 1964 Rockford EAA Fly-in, where there will be more airplanes than tie-down ropes. ** APRIL 1964 ** IS MISSING,SORRY MAY 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.............................................2 Letters to the Editor............................................3 Dream + Effort = Reality.........................................4 Parsons' "Knight Twister"........................................6 Two Kiwis at Rockford............................................9 Aircraft Coverings and Their Applications........................11 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft..............15 Saskatchewan's First Jodel D-9...................................16 What Our Members Are Doing.......................................20 Resurrection of an L-2...........................................22 Background to the "Fury".........................................25 Building Fly Baby, Part 12 of the Series.........................30 Helpful Hints for the Homebuilders...............................33 Association News.................................................35 In Memoriam, Keith Hopkinson.....................................36 A Chapter's Point of View........................................37 Benefits of a National "Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.".38 Calendar of Events...............................................39 Chatting With the Chapters.......................................52 ON THE COVER . . . Clyde Parsons of Modesto, Calif., flies two of the sportiest biplanes in the West, the fiberglass "Knight Twister" and the Menasco powered "Great Lakes." Story on page 6. JUNE 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.....................................................2 Letters to the Editor....................................................3 Earl Elliott's "Minicab".................................................4 What Is the True Cost of Building an Ultra-Light Aircraft?...............7 The Model "A" Above and Below............................................8 International Association News...........................................11 The 1964 EAA Fly-in......................................................12 Safety Through Education.................................................14 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders...........................................16 The "Ranch Hand" Story...................................................17 Dream + Effort = Reality Part 11.........................................19 Covering . . . Without Dope..............................................22 Why Don't They Fly?......................................................25 What Our Members Are Doing...............................................26 An Historical Reminiscence...............................................28 A Member's Point of View.................................................30 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft......................32 A Do-It-Myself Aircraft Part I...........................................33 Two Kiwis at Rockford Part II............................................37 Calendar of Events.......................................................40 Building Fund Pledge Contributors........................................41 Chatting With the Chapters...............................................52 ON THE COVER . . . "Puppy Feet" is the name given to the "Little Toot" recently completed by Walter H. Prell, EAA 9623, of 1614 Oakton St., in Des Plaines, Ill. JULY 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner...................................2 Letters to the Editor..................................3 That Little Old Prop-Maker - Me........................4 The Sopwith "Tabloid Scout"............................7 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft....9 The Wooden Airplane Returns!...........................10 Drag Analysis of a "Skyhopper".........................14 Flight-Flutter Testing.................................18 The Codding "Mono-Wing"................................19 Tom Shelton's AG-4 "Crusader"..........................24 What Our Members Are Doing.............................26 A Do-It-Myself Aircraft................................28 Homebuilt Aircraft Accidents...........................30 A Preview of the 1964 Rockford Fly-in..................34 International Association News.........................35 "Windsong" Joins the Fleet.............................36 More On "Heath Day at Rockford"........................37 What Are They?.........................................38 Calendar of Events.....................................39 Chatting With the Chapters.............................52 ON THE COVER . . . . The first "Midget Mustang" redesigned to take a fully retract- able landing gear was built by James T. Graham, EAA 1227, of 5940 N. New Jersey in Indianapolis, Ind. The end result is one of the slickest little sport aircraft in existence. (Color photo by Jim McDonnell) AUGUST 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner.......................................2 Letters to the Editor......................................3 Butter Fly.................................................4 The T-18 Flies.............................................6 Flying's "Hot Rod" Days....................................7 That Little Old Prop-Maker-Me!.............................10 Warbirds and the Amateur-Builder...........................14 The "Great" Great Lakes....................................17 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft........20 Drag Analysis of a "Skyhopper"-Part 2......................21 FAA Certificates "Sky Skooter".............................24 Roadable Delta.............................................25 Flight Manual-1911 Style...................................25 What Our Members Are Doing.................................26 A Do-It-Myself Aircraft....................................28 International Association News.............................30 Building Fly Baby-Part 13 of a Series......................31 Air Racing News............................................33 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders.............................34 1912 vs. 1964..............................................35 The Lilt of the "Lark".....................................36 What Are They?.............................................38 Calendar of Events.........................................41 Chatting With the Chapters.................................52 ON THE COVER . . . . A beautiful day over a colorful countryside is enjoyed Great Lakes-fashion by Ken Cook of Milwaukee, Wis., as he wings over the Moraine area of southeastern Wisconsin. Ken has since sold the airplane. (Color photo by Henry Larson) SEPTEMBER 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner........................... 2 Letters to the Editor.......................... 3 "Cougar" Cross-Country......................... 4 Saskatchewan's First Jodel D-9................. 7 Know Your Aircraft Rivets...................... 9 The Principles of Color Selection.............. 12 AC Spark Plug's "Tip of the Month.............. 14 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders................. 15 Tom Eastley's Jurca "Tempete".................. 17 Flying's Hot Rod Days-Part Two................. 18 What Our Members Are Doing..................... 22 Building Fly Baby-Part 14 of the Series........ 24 My Air Education Museum........................ 25 Chapter 105-The Continuation of a Tradition.... 26 Air Racing News................................ 30 Chatting With the Chapters..................... 44 ON THE COVER . . . . "Busman's Holiday"-Pete Myers, who makes his living flying for TWA, enjoys nothing more than putting his Myers Special through its paces. The ship is fully aerobatic and was used by Pete to demonstrate precision flying at its finest at the Rockford Fly-in last month. (Color photo by Ron Bailey, Chicago Tribune) OCTOBER 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner....................................... 2 Letters to the Editor...................................... 3 What Was New............................................... 4 Governor Kerner Attends EAA Fly-in......................... 5 Aircraft at the Fly-in..................................... 6 Aircraft in Attendance at the 1964 EAA Fly-in.............. 7 Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting..................... 15 EAA International Association News......................... 19 EAA-AC Spark Plug Rally.................................... 21 EAA International.......................................... 23 Seen at the Fly-In......................................... 25 Building the "Tuholer"..................................... 29 Highlights of the 1964 EAA Fly-in From the Control Tower... 41 William J. Schulte Speaks at the Rockford Fly-in......... 42 1964 Fly-In Trophies and Awards............................ 43 Personalities at the Fly-In................................ 46 Air Show Activities ....................................... 49 Fly-In Candids............................................. 50 ON THE COVER . . . . Jim Southworth posed with his beautiful EAA Biplane at the Rockford, Ill. EAA Fly-in. Jim is from Bloomer, Wis. (Photo was by Jim McDonnell, Buffalo, Minn.) NOVEMBER 1964 CONTENTS Homebuilder's Corner...............................................2 Letters to the Editor...............................................3 A Visit to the EAA "Wheelhouse".....................................4 International Association News......................................8 Looking Back........................................................9 So This Is Our New Home.............................................12 What Our Members-Are Doing..........................................14 Helpful Hints for Homebuilders......................................16 EAA Directory of Amateur-Built and Vintage Aircraft.................18 Fly-in Fun..........................................................19 Report on the Fly-in Forums.........................................21 Economy Floats Are Now Available.............................