DB Mathews THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY Guess whos reduced watching old movies cable Recent eye problems have kept out workshop well making very difficult read doesnt leave much else Now definition boredom rate months column will start ugly using beautiful polished metal spinners Tm-Turn seems almost immoral let become dull tarnished Unfortunately nature aluminum become oxidized exposed atmosphere thats displayed vacuum-sealed bags hobby shop Additionally usual abuses fuel exhaust residue starter cones fingerprints lead pretty ugly looking spinners huny Ive tried polishing aluminum spinners tripoli jewelers rouge stainless-steel spoon cleaner silver polishwith generally poor results noticed some tail wire braces Marvin Reeses models commented somehow chrome-plated responded used Simichrome polish exposed metal parts obvious good results So buy Incredibly found after some phone calls Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership though Id suspect motorcycle shop would stock really excellent polish Happich Germany imported Competition Chemicals Inc Iowa Falls Iowa As can seen before-and-after photos stuff really does work well minimum elbow grease So good part column Place small dab metal part use old terry towel section rub until cloth black move new section cloth continue rubbing until no black can removed finish up rubbing high gloss material skin eye irritant therefore imperative safety goggles worn hands should thoroughly washed after using Obviously aluminum landing gear exposed metal parts can left natural polished high gloss Simichrome material easy quick use keeping parts polished becomes quite simple tried engine mufflers mixed results however Now Ugly January 96 Flying Fun featured Armin Linlows spelled right time TravelAir Mystery Ship some condensed historical material about TravelAir column elicited several delightful letters readers including George Yeager New Brighton PA first letter George mentioned fatal crash recently restored Mystery Ship six-year-long project completed Youngstown Esler Metro airport North Lima OH Gemco Aviation Services Michael E Stanko president Mystery Ship first flown October 2a beautiful Monday flying Local TV chase plane flown restorer took numerous pictures everything went letter-perfect George relates Tuesday started beautiful morning drove toward airport three Stearmans formation flew across front us friend good mood see Mystery Ship leave Staggerwing fly-in Tennessee What ended up witnessing Mystery Ship landing flipping over onto its back killing 71-year-old pilot pilot drove tires up spats drug runway thus adding already high tail position causing flip over missed first attempt should have gone around second time also landed hot first bounce caused aircraft become airborne about 25 feet hit harder second bounce understanding original Mystery Ship serial number 1 now repaired static display condition will Staggerwing Museum Tennessee photo aircraft its back shows paint worn off leading edge spats actually paint marks runway presumed reading Georges first letter Mystery Ship mentioned reproduction reasons presumption follow advised second letter reality restoration R614K winner 1929 Thompson trophy race As often happens gets involved history answer seems lead two questionsand situation no exception TravelAir Wings over Prairie author Ed Phillips includes July 1996 91 Text details authors struggle polish aluminum spinnersAfter Spinner after polishing Simichrome Great results Typical example shown before photoa minimum elbow grease Apply care chronology six Mystery Ships built eventual fate relates passage R614K through several owners its eventual destruction bailout over Cleveland air race facility 1931 Leo Opdycke recently sent Vol 36 October 1995 Skyways magazine since also contains article drawings Ford Flivver 3218 highly interesting informative issue also features piece Travel Air Mystery Ship John Sunyak chronicles passage R614K hands Curtiss Wright Exhibition Co its use air show circuit aircraft damaged hit chuckhole landing Des Moines IA trucked back Wichita repaired Thompson winner later sold Walter Hunter took Parks Air College St Louis modified fitted enclosed canopy streamlined wires new black-with-orange-stripes paint job original Wright R-975 420 hp engine replaced new 600 hp version R-975 enclosed new NACA cowl fabricated Wichita original designer Herb Rawdon Sunyak documents series developments led aircraft being flown 1931 Bendix cross country race Los Angeles Cleveland Hunter experienced engine trouble over Kansas forced down Ft Riley Army refueled airplane departed St Louis another refuel Walter headed wideopen throttle Cleveland Unfortunately big Wright faltered again over Terre Haute IN actually caught fire after landed forced Hunters withdrawal Bendix race repaired aircraft decided fly Mystery Ship weekend Thompson pylon race arrived over empty stands Cleveland before actual race decided practice few low-altitude laps around pylons Suddenly engine stopped running caught fire flight Quoting Sunyak s article Skyways fire raging cockpit between legs Walter attempted trim aircraft landing time reached trim control fire surrounded hands Walter made quick decision bail out rather burn racer turned out lowest parachute jumps history getting hatch off strap seat belts loose racer pitched down past vertical Walt went out shot out pulling parachute ring same time Ground observers did belieVe chute blossomed However Walter said landing soft stood up landing stared racer crashed very close him impact blown out fire things noted tires blown Crashed Beyond Repair Seemingly historical trail comes end R614K doubly documented inflight fire subsequent crash Cleveland OH 1931 think nearly everyone knowledge aircraft has long presumed N614R have crashed beyond repair therefore memory reason seriously challenged Yeager over concept 60 years after its Cleveland crash parts could possibly exist responded showing first draft column strongly challenged accuracy information restorer understood questioning responded authentication Ill son gunthe aircraft really restorationnot reproduction gentleman Ohio has spent nearly 20 years gathering long-forgotten parts N614K carted home souvenir collectors after Cleveland crash found complete tail section barn fuselage parts metal fittings another chased down landing gear components finally assembled enough remains enable Stanko apply FAA original N number restoration rather reproduction Yeager tells original factory ID plate aircraft aircraft unbelievable may contradicts long-held historical legend Travel Air Mystery Ship won 1929 Thompson Trophy Race has reborn odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/07
Page Numbers: 91, 92
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/07
Page Numbers: 91, 92
DB Mathews THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY Guess whos reduced watching old movies cable Recent eye problems have kept out workshop well making very difficult read doesnt leave much else Now definition boredom rate months column will start ugly using beautiful polished metal spinners Tm-Turn seems almost immoral let become dull tarnished Unfortunately nature aluminum become oxidized exposed atmosphere thats displayed vacuum-sealed bags hobby shop Additionally usual abuses fuel exhaust residue starter cones fingerprints lead pretty ugly looking spinners huny Ive tried polishing aluminum spinners tripoli jewelers rouge stainless-steel spoon cleaner silver polishwith generally poor results noticed some tail wire braces Marvin Reeses models commented somehow chrome-plated responded used Simichrome polish exposed metal parts obvious good results So buy Incredibly found after some phone calls Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership though Id suspect motorcycle shop would stock really excellent polish Happich Germany imported Competition Chemicals Inc Iowa Falls Iowa As can seen before-and-after photos stuff really does work well minimum elbow grease So good part column Place small dab metal part use old terry towel section rub until cloth black move new section cloth continue rubbing until no black can removed finish up rubbing high gloss material skin eye irritant therefore imperative safety goggles worn hands should thoroughly washed after using Obviously aluminum landing gear exposed metal parts can left natural polished high gloss Simichrome material easy quick use keeping parts polished becomes quite simple tried engine mufflers mixed results however Now Ugly January 96 Flying Fun featured Armin Linlows spelled right time TravelAir Mystery Ship some condensed historical material about TravelAir column elicited several delightful letters readers including George Yeager New Brighton PA first letter George mentioned fatal crash recently restored Mystery Ship six-year-long project completed Youngstown Esler Metro airport North Lima OH Gemco Aviation Services Michael E Stanko president Mystery Ship first flown October 2a beautiful Monday flying Local TV chase plane flown restorer took numerous pictures everything went letter-perfect George relates Tuesday started beautiful morning drove toward airport three Stearmans formation flew across front us friend good mood see Mystery Ship leave Staggerwing fly-in Tennessee What ended up witnessing Mystery Ship landing flipping over onto its back killing 71-year-old pilot pilot drove tires up spats drug runway thus adding already high tail position causing flip over missed first attempt should have gone around second time also landed hot first bounce caused aircraft become airborne about 25 feet hit harder second bounce understanding original Mystery Ship serial number 1 now repaired static display condition will Staggerwing Museum Tennessee photo aircraft its back shows paint worn off leading edge spats actually paint marks runway presumed reading Georges first letter Mystery Ship mentioned reproduction reasons presumption follow advised second letter reality restoration R614K winner 1929 Thompson trophy race As often happens gets involved history answer seems lead two questionsand situation no exception TravelAir Wings over Prairie author Ed Phillips includes July 1996 91 Text details authors struggle polish aluminum spinnersAfter Spinner after polishing Simichrome Great results Typical example shown before photoa minimum elbow grease Apply care chronology six Mystery Ships built eventual fate relates passage R614K through several owners its eventual destruction bailout over Cleveland air race facility 1931 Leo Opdycke recently sent Vol 36 October 1995 Skyways magazine since also contains article drawings Ford Flivver 3218 highly interesting informative issue also features piece Travel Air Mystery Ship John Sunyak chronicles passage R614K hands Curtiss Wright Exhibition Co its use air show circuit aircraft damaged hit chuckhole landing Des Moines IA trucked back Wichita repaired Thompson winner later sold Walter Hunter took Parks Air College St Louis modified fitted enclosed canopy streamlined wires new black-with-orange-stripes paint job original Wright R-975 420 hp engine replaced new 600 hp version R-975 enclosed new NACA cowl fabricated Wichita original designer Herb Rawdon Sunyak documents series developments led aircraft being flown 1931 Bendix cross country race Los Angeles Cleveland Hunter experienced engine trouble over Kansas forced down Ft Riley Army refueled airplane departed St Louis another refuel Walter headed wideopen throttle Cleveland Unfortunately big Wright faltered again over Terre Haute IN actually caught fire after landed forced Hunters withdrawal Bendix race repaired aircraft decided fly Mystery Ship weekend Thompson pylon race arrived over empty stands Cleveland before actual race decided practice few low-altitude laps around pylons Suddenly engine stopped running caught fire flight Quoting Sunyak s article Skyways fire raging cockpit between legs Walter attempted trim aircraft landing time reached trim control fire surrounded hands Walter made quick decision bail out rather burn racer turned out lowest parachute jumps history getting hatch off strap seat belts loose racer pitched down past vertical Walt went out shot out pulling parachute ring same time Ground observers did belieVe chute blossomed However Walter said landing soft stood up landing stared racer crashed very close him impact blown out fire things noted tires blown Crashed Beyond Repair Seemingly historical trail comes end R614K doubly documented inflight fire subsequent crash Cleveland OH 1931 think nearly everyone knowledge aircraft has long presumed N614R have crashed beyond repair therefore memory reason seriously challenged Yeager over concept 60 years after its Cleveland crash parts could possibly exist responded showing first draft column strongly challenged accuracy information restorer understood questioning responded authentication Ill son gunthe aircraft really restorationnot reproduction gentleman Ohio has spent nearly 20 years gathering long-forgotten parts N614K carted home souvenir collectors after Cleveland crash found complete tail section barn fuselage parts metal fittings another chased down landing gear components finally assembled enough remains enable Stanko apply FAA original N number restoration rather reproduction Yeager tells original factory ID plate aircraft aircraft unbelievable may contradicts long-held historical legend Travel Air Mystery Ship won 1929 Thompson Trophy Race has reborn odel Aviation
