FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. 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FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. RCSoariroilI Reference Northeast Sailplane Products carries mast comprehensive Catalogline RC Searing kits accessories market today NSP catalag compilatian intormation RC soaring ji3kits related products well how-to information articles tram some mast prominant figures RC Soaring industry interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reterence must havet Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 September 1992 45 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. 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Price May Vary power smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max TOTAL makes $M4T engine come alive power performance never expected can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON RIGHT Freight free qts gals No handling charge Freght collect drums Deduct 3% prepay Mix qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sa es tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COD COO add $375 per carton ups shipments add $500 per carton hazardous materials fee Power easy starting 54 GAL DRUM 0ThFUELONE 4GALCASE240AL EUGALtGAL orderedMIXTUREGAL L C ANPERGAL1 PER GALPER CAL Golden Age Air Racing Continued page 45 RED MAX FUEL Continued page 88 PLEASE PRINT NAMP Box i CITY STATE ZIP EXPIRATION DAV think best Stunt engine Thanks identified Flying Priest name John Quimby Elyria Ohio Are still flying Father will accept phone calls between 600 1000 pm CST Please dont call during business hours just BS about modeling have business run have written sent SASEs know answer mail have added Fax machine 512 656-2021 will answer after about six rings hang up after five wont charged Im away en Age Air Racing Continued page 48 Gee Bee E Sportster Gee Bee E smaller Model Y Jim Jenkinss reproduction considered best built airplanes fly-in regardless category made its first flight later 1991 Howard DGA-3 Pete actual early- 1 930s racer rescued oblivion Bill Turner Ben Howard flew third place 1930 Thompson Trophy Pitts-Style Mufflers uNiVERSAL STRAP ON UNIVERSAL BOLT ON older engines muffler hots side mounted engines Will fit 90% engines made after 1999 Easy attach Just bolt muffler engine wits factory muffler bolts boits SUnnhieti wit muffler Exhaust 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construction 1930s racers Ben Howard flew seventh place 1932 Thompson Trophy Race Howard DGA-6 Mr Mulligan reproduction among four Benny Howard racers original crashed 1936 Bendix Trophy Race parts recovered 1970s partially restored reproduction flown world speed record before crashing turn reproduction work Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas flown Oshkosh original historic double win 1935 Ben Howard captured Bendix Trophy Harold Neumann took Thompson Wedell Williams #57 Col Roscoe Turner won two Bendix trophies Thompson trophy gold Pratt & Whitney-powered plane raced 1932 1939 Cleveland area since 1939 restored exhibition Western Reserve Museum Curator Dave Holcombe upped inertia starter several times during fly-in allowing prop turn over letting crowd enjoy special sound Wedell Williams #44 reproduction 1933 Thompson trophy 1934 Bendix trophy winner created Jim Clevenger Budd Davisson owned Davisson plane has display Wedell Williams Memorial Museum Peterson Louisiana has flown times including daily high-speed laps Oshkosh Brown B-i Raced brieflyby Ralph Bushey 1934before being badly damaged accident Brown B-l reincarnated 1947 Goodyear midget racer has long owned Lou Russo Chicago Restoration completed EAA staff Commandaire Little Rocket Joe Araldi Lakeland Florida built reproduction late 1980s advice designer Built 1930 original competed long-distance races 88 Model Aviation WE UP2AUTOMATIC DOOR CYCLING VALVE Actuated standard servo Independent speed control switching struts doors Body size 194 x 118 x 62 weight 23 oz $7465 US CORRECT DOOR SEQUENCE FOR MUSTANGS Also available e truly independent speed controls UP1 ADJUSTABLE SPEED RETRACT VALVE Independant up & down Speed controls price $2495 US Dealer inquiries welcomeShipping$450 Vii ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Limited 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville rioL6H 258 CanadaPhone 416 842 1703 Travelair Mystery S Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas built reproduction has flown Oshkosh previously 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FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. RCSoariroilI Reference Northeast Sailplane Products carries mast comprehensive Catalogline RC Searing kits accessories market today NSP catalag compilatian intormation RC soaring ji3kits related products well how-to information articles tram some mast prominant figures RC Soaring industry interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reterence must havet Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 September 1992 45 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RED 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RED 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 *RED 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9 V$1995 #RED 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing9V$1095 #RED 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9 V$2495 *RED 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 16Econo Landing Lights brightestt 9V$1995 #RED 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavailable locally aend check money order full credit card info coat item plue $400 $500 foreignlfor immediate ahipment Include full addreas UPS Sorry no 000 Ram 229 E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073 Satisfaction Guaranteed i11 I ISN 710 Pkg 24 52 95 V mm THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue-and youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 7de ea 94 e eaa MFG CO INC401-7 So Front StoMontezuma IA 50171 23-5154 Four race planes Howards Ike its bare bones Turners Wedell little-known Brown B-I modern home-built reproduction cute little Commandaire Little Rocket under big white tent served focal point display far end podium folding chairs about 75 people park listening talks air racing greats historians afternoon before formal air show several racer reproductions would take air show off lines give immense crowd 815000 paid week taste Golden Age sights sounds Mr Mulligan Travelair Mystery S Wedell Williams #44 sped around make-believe racetrack flyby thing preventing its becoming all-out race EAAsflrn rule against passing three race planes looked totally authentic Whenever took off sighs enamored became great wind past Sure Wisconsin 1991 Ohio 1936 Still thanks lot people agreed Golden Age Air Racing worth celebrating looked sounded felt like real thing jjere aircraft made Illittle corner Wittman Field such wondrous place few days August 1991 Gee Bee R-2 Super Sportster barrelshaped airplane remains permanent symbol speed though last R series crashed 1935 accurate reproduction built Steve Wolf Eugene Oregon Oshkosh lacked some fairings didnt lessen impact seeing glamorous airplanes time Wolf s replica made its first flight December 23 1991 Gee Bee Z second reproduction built Ed Marquardt Bill Turner Gee Bee Z has probably racked up flying time original Gee Bee racers combined After long period display Smithsonian Institution Washington DC flown movie Rocketeer expected fly again original Model Z carried Lowell Bayles victory 1931 Thompson Trophy Race Gee Bee Y Sporister sport racers Granville Brothers factory Gee Bee Y two-seater converted temporarily pilot-only airplane racing built few years ago Ken Flaglor belongs Jack Venaleck Painesville Ohio flown Oshkosh Bill Rose wife 48 Model Aviation RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners & sport tlyers should use Avail syntheti or 4end RED MAX 0102877175068961717365 RED MAX 5114585983676768722125 RED MAX 10129497094486777628140 RED MAX 121353101598890781230545 RED MAX 1514121059103194884732951 RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats & cars two boat blends Castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX 201763132212871181105847145 RED MAX 251951146314241307117154774 RED MAX 402515188618361685150977604 RED MAX 502891216821101937173492824 RED MAX 60326724523852189196108044 RED MAX 6534552591252223152073115654 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL ElIminates detonation & kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle power 10-4 CYCLE129497194586777728159 15-4 CYCLE14431082105396786834173 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Exlrmeiy emnoolh running extra detoamer drk color special hesvy oil helicptrs 10 Helicopter132399396688779429342 15 Helicopter147211 04107498688335357 RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High tiash point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted tan & other heavy dfy app 5 Performance117588185878770523328 10 Performance 132399396688779429342 15 Performance 14721104107498688335357 RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven beat fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pipes 5 Pattern117588185878770523328 10 PaSem132399396688779429342 15 Pattern1472110410749868833535 SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beat fuel Super Tiger 2000-4000 engines SuperTiger3000 14301073104495885832478 RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel beck 11sf popular demand customers BEARING TYPE 19081432139312791145 PLAIN20161540150113871253 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INGREDIENTS Grand Total Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boats cars helicopters speed pattern scale scale kavan iginit ion 3000 . Price May Vary power smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max TOTAL makes $M4T engine come alive power performance never expected can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON RIGHT Freight free qts gals No handling charge Freght collect drums Deduct 3% prepay Mix qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sa es tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COD COO add $375 per carton ups shipments add $500 per carton hazardous materials fee Power easy starting 54 GAL DRUM 0ThFUELONE 4GALCASE240AL EUGALtGAL orderedMIXTUREGAL L C ANPERGAL1 PER GALPER CAL Golden Age Air Racing Continued page 45 RED MAX FUEL Continued page 88 PLEASE PRINT NAMP Box i CITY STATE ZIP EXPIRATION DAV think best Stunt engine Thanks identified Flying Priest name John Quimby Elyria Ohio Are still flying Father will accept phone calls between 600 1000 pm CST Please dont call during business hours just BS about modeling have business run have written sent SASEs know answer mail have added Fax machine 512 656-2021 will answer after about six rings hang up after five wont charged Im away en Age Air Racing Continued page 48 Gee Bee E Sportster Gee Bee E smaller Model Y Jim Jenkinss reproduction considered best built airplanes fly-in regardless category made its first flight later 1991 Howard DGA-3 Pete actual early- 1 930s racer rescued oblivion Bill Turner Ben Howard flew third place 1930 Thompson Trophy Pitts-Style Mufflers uNiVERSAL STRAP ON UNIVERSAL BOLT ON older engines muffler hots side mounted engines Will fit 90% engines made after 1999 Easy attach Just bolt muffler engine wits factory muffler bolts boits SUnnhieti wit muffler Exhaust extensions worm drive mounting strap Included 2945 JT-40P $2195 SI-SI JT-eOP $2396 ASP 91-109 JTA9IP $2496 JT-40P8 29-45 $2295 MAIL OROER se add $250 UPS shipping ChecK MO Visa MC COO accePted Add $400 extra COD California residents add 9% saies tas JT-M10PMAX 911092955 JTSTeePCOMO ST 91-75-552750 JT-ST2SPST 2090-2500-30002955 JT-BCXP05 MAX 900134es JT-5T45PST 045003455 vein QuiET BOLTS OI5ECTLY TO 99099 MOUNTiNO B2LTS EXHAUST iT SOPeEXTENSIONTU9INC AND CLAMPSINCLUDEO 51 61 $2496 aria am Race despite its tiny engine Subsequent spin-offs 1947 Goodyear Racer home-built EAA founder Paul Poberezny plan fly original again soon Howard DGA-4 Mike another original dating back 1932 owned since late 1 940s Joe Binder Fremont Ohio raced 1932 1936 now long-term loan Western Reserve Museum Cleveland no plans fly Howard DGA-5 Ike Also original Ike decades owned Joe Binder stored home Little work has done racer though Binder has plans restore Ike displayed uncovered giving viewers good look construction 1930s racers Ben Howard flew seventh place 1932 Thompson Trophy Race Howard DGA-6 Mr Mulligan reproduction among four Benny Howard racers original crashed 1936 Bendix Trophy Race parts recovered 1970s partially restored reproduction flown world speed record before crashing turn reproduction work Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas flown Oshkosh original historic double win 1935 Ben Howard captured Bendix Trophy Harold Neumann took Thompson Wedell Williams #57 Col Roscoe Turner won two Bendix trophies Thompson trophy gold Pratt & Whitney-powered plane raced 1932 1939 Cleveland area since 1939 restored exhibition Western Reserve Museum Curator Dave Holcombe upped inertia starter several times during fly-in allowing prop turn over letting crowd enjoy special sound Wedell Williams #44 reproduction 1933 Thompson trophy 1934 Bendix trophy winner created Jim Clevenger Budd Davisson owned Davisson plane has display Wedell Williams Memorial Museum Peterson Louisiana has flown times including daily high-speed laps Oshkosh Brown B-i Raced brieflyby Ralph Bushey 1934before being badly damaged accident Brown B-l reincarnated 1947 Goodyear midget racer has long owned Lou Russo Chicago Restoration completed EAA staff Commandaire Little Rocket Joe Araldi Lakeland Florida built reproduction late 1980s advice designer Built 1930 original competed long-distance races 88 Model Aviation WE UP2AUTOMATIC DOOR CYCLING VALVE Actuated standard servo Independent speed control switching struts doors Body size 194 x 118 x 62 weight 23 oz $7465 US CORRECT DOOR SEQUENCE FOR MUSTANGS Also available e truly independent speed controls UP1 ADJUSTABLE SPEED RETRACT VALVE Independant up & down Speed controls price $2495 US Dealer inquiries welcomeShipping$450 Vii ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Limited 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville rioL6H 258 CanadaPhone 416 842 1703 Travelair Mystery S Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas built reproduction has flown Oshkosh previously original inaugurated Golden Age Air Racing Doug Davis beat best military could offer 1929 race inspired Thompson Trophy Race Keith Rider R-4 Schoenfeldt Firecracker partially restored original owned Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Museum Riverside California finished high three Thompson Trophy races Roger Don Rae came third 1936 race Gus Gotch took seventh place 1937 Tony LeVier second-place finisher 1939 LeVier also flew Firecracker victory 1938 Greve Trophy Race Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball another partially restored original Planes Fame Museum Joe Jacobson raced sixth place 1938 Thompson Trophy Race third place Greve race same year Chester Goon An original need extensive restoration Goon sold longtime owner John Caler Clevelands Western Reserve Museum officials plan complete work Designer/builder Art Chester flew plane second place CS COMPETITION ENGINES CSG049NORMALABC28KRPMREG CSG040SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG001NORMALABC21KRPMREG CSG081SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG09NORMALABC27KRPMREG CSG09SPEEDABC35KRPMREG 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make EAA Fly-In might available shows closer home No formal Golden Age display planned Oshkosh 92 some race planes will flown trucked anyway Steve Wolf hopes fly Gee Bee R-2 festival alone would constitute major event Present plans call formal display 1993 049 Normal First Place CSG 049 Speed First Place US Nationals CSG 60 First Place PARIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS $1290821 MARINE& 002X7 COME WITH CARS $13850ALL OTHER ENGINES EXCEPT 15 TR COME $12750WITH UC VENTURI & NEEDLE VALVE $12950ASSEMBLY $11950 $12450 $12350 $4975 $11150 $12150 $13150 $12775 $15775 $5075 $12150 $13150 $14175 $2775 02975 0 3775 $ 375 $ 3575 $4150 1/2 &15 ENGINES COMES WITH BUTTONHEAD TYPE GLOW PLUG ALL ENGINES EXCEPT 1 5P-t 5TR &6O COME WITH ALUMINUM SPINNER THE 71N HAS GROOVE FOR BELT START NEW RACE 100 AFTER RUN OIL REG $309 INTRO SALE $740 Cs PULSE JET ENGINES VALVELESS STAINLESS STEEL RUNS ON REGULAR GASOLINE 5J LBS THRUST $10075 5J LOS THRUST .021575 NEW AT AERO ENGINES LTD ITALIAN PRECISION AT AFFORDABLE PRICES 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FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. 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construction 1930s racers Ben Howard flew seventh place 1932 Thompson Trophy Race Howard DGA-6 Mr Mulligan reproduction among four Benny Howard racers original crashed 1936 Bendix Trophy Race parts recovered 1970s partially restored reproduction flown world speed record before crashing turn reproduction work Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas flown Oshkosh original historic double win 1935 Ben Howard captured Bendix Trophy Harold Neumann took Thompson Wedell Williams #57 Col Roscoe Turner won two Bendix trophies Thompson trophy gold Pratt & Whitney-powered plane raced 1932 1939 Cleveland area since 1939 restored exhibition Western Reserve Museum Curator Dave Holcombe upped inertia starter several times during fly-in allowing prop turn over letting crowd enjoy special sound Wedell Williams #44 reproduction 1933 Thompson trophy 1934 Bendix trophy winner created Jim Clevenger Budd Davisson owned Davisson plane has display Wedell Williams Memorial Museum Peterson Louisiana has flown times including daily high-speed laps Oshkosh Brown B-i Raced brieflyby Ralph Bushey 1934before being badly damaged accident Brown B-l reincarnated 1947 Goodyear midget racer has long owned Lou Russo Chicago Restoration completed EAA staff Commandaire Little Rocket Joe Araldi Lakeland Florida built reproduction late 1980s advice designer Built 1930 original competed long-distance races 88 Model Aviation WE UP2AUTOMATIC DOOR CYCLING VALVE Actuated standard servo Independent speed control switching struts doors Body size 194 x 118 x 62 weight 23 oz $7465 US CORRECT DOOR SEQUENCE FOR MUSTANGS Also available e truly independent speed controls UP1 ADJUSTABLE SPEED RETRACT VALVE Independant up & down Speed controls price $2495 US Dealer inquiries welcomeShipping$450 Vii ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Limited 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville rioL6H 258 CanadaPhone 416 842 1703 Travelair Mystery S Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas built reproduction has flown Oshkosh previously original inaugurated Golden Age Air Racing Doug Davis beat best military could offer 1929 race inspired Thompson Trophy Race Keith Rider R-4 Schoenfeldt Firecracker partially restored original owned Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Museum Riverside California finished high three Thompson Trophy races Roger Don Rae came third 1936 race Gus Gotch took seventh place 1937 Tony LeVier second-place finisher 1939 LeVier also flew Firecracker victory 1938 Greve Trophy Race Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball another partially restored original Planes Fame Museum Joe Jacobson raced sixth place 1938 Thompson Trophy Race third place Greve race same year Chester Goon An original need extensive restoration Goon sold longtime owner John Caler Clevelands Western Reserve Museum officials plan complete work Designer/builder Art Chester flew plane second place CS COMPETITION ENGINES CSG049NORMALABC28KRPMREG CSG040SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG001NORMALABC21KRPMREG CSG081SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG09NORMALABC27KRPMREG CSG09SPEEDABC35KRPMREG 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make EAA Fly-In might available shows closer home No formal Golden Age display planned Oshkosh 92 some race planes will flown trucked anyway Steve Wolf hopes fly Gee Bee R-2 festival alone would constitute major event Present plans call formal display 1993 049 Normal First Place CSG 049 Speed First Place US Nationals CSG 60 First Place PARIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS $1290821 MARINE& 002X7 COME WITH CARS $13850ALL OTHER ENGINES EXCEPT 15 TR COME $12750WITH UC VENTURI & NEEDLE VALVE $12950ASSEMBLY $11950 $12450 $12350 $4975 $11150 $12150 $13150 $12775 $15775 $5075 $12150 $13150 $14175 $2775 02975 0 3775 $ 375 $ 3575 $4150 1/2 &15 ENGINES COMES WITH BUTTONHEAD TYPE GLOW PLUG ALL ENGINES EXCEPT 1 5P-t 5TR &6O COME WITH ALUMINUM SPINNER THE 71N HAS GROOVE FOR BELT START NEW RACE 100 AFTER RUN OIL REG $309 INTRO SALE $740 Cs PULSE JET ENGINES VALVELESS STAINLESS STEEL RUNS ON REGULAR GASOLINE 5J LBS THRUST $10075 5J LOS THRUST .021575 NEW AT AERO ENGINES LTD ITALIAN PRECISION AT AFFORDABLE PRICES CIPOLLAlS RIC W/ MUFFLER$0450 1704T TSV FEC 4CYCLE$20450 a12 SEND MAIL ORDERS TO YOUNGSTERS SPECIALUUiF II CHEROKEE HILL SOUTH NEW RUSSIAN 049 UC GLOW $49 zsIIIII AERO ENGINES LTD 2014 BUCKLEY AVE MUST BE UNDER 16 YEARS OLD FOR THISLAKE WORTH FL 33401 SPECIAL PLEASE!407-505-0150 FROM 6PM TO 9PM ADULT PURCHASE PRICE$5975 EXCLUSIVE CS DISTRIBUTOR DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED CHARGE IT II SEND 0900 FOR SHIPPING 0 HANDLING COD ADD 0300 Must have expiration date Master Charge bank numbe F OR DARES DENTS ADD 6% SALES TA CHEDO OR MONEY ORDER PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS i7ZZIjj i/Rjv Mode 10 US BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NB e 11-150-B.. 11/2 11175-B. 11200-B TT225B---21/4 TT2268.. 2114 FAI. TT-250-8.. 21/2 TT2518.. 21/2 FAIl TT275B.. 23/4 TT276B 4 FAI TT300B TT301B All TT-325B.. 31/4 fl350B.. 31/2 11-3758 . 3-3/4 11-40084 ox Weight 058 oz 095 oz 100 BZ 160 oz 150 oz 190 02 170 oz 220 02 200 02 260 02 250 02 340 02 470 BZ 520 oz 570 oz 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS V Part NoSize TT-140A .1/4-28 TT-147-A1/4-28/7mm TT-610-AOx 10mm TT-710-A7 x 1 0mm T1-516-A.5/16-24 11-518-A.5/1624/8mm 11-810-AOx 10mm 11-825-AOx 125mm T1-375-A 3/0-24 rT-125-A lOx 125mm FlelailApprox PriceWeighi 5495061 oz 4 95 liz 495 063oz 495 02 495076 02 495076 02 4 95 02 495.075oz 595117 oz 595llSoz 3 Pieces Nul Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 September1992 89 Relail Price S 1395 1495 1595 1695 1895 1895 2095 2295 2495 2695 2895 3695 4995 5995 6995
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/09
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 45, 48, 88, 89
FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. 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FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. RCSoariroilI Reference Northeast Sailplane Products carries mast comprehensive Catalogline RC Searing kits accessories market today NSP catalag compilatian intormation RC soaring ji3kits related products well how-to information articles tram some mast prominant figures RC Soaring industry interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reterence must havet Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 September 1992 45 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RED 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RED 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 *RED 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9 V$1995 #RED 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing9V$1095 #RED 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9 V$2495 *RED 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 16Econo Landing Lights brightestt 9V$1995 #RED 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavailable locally aend check money order full credit card info coat item plue $400 $500 foreignlfor immediate ahipment Include full addreas UPS Sorry no 000 Ram 229 E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073 Satisfaction Guaranteed i11 I ISN 710 Pkg 24 52 95 V mm THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue-and youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 7de ea 94 e eaa MFG CO INC401-7 So Front StoMontezuma IA 50171 23-5154 Four race planes Howards Ike its bare bones Turners Wedell little-known Brown B-I modern home-built reproduction cute little Commandaire Little Rocket under big white tent served focal point display far end podium folding chairs about 75 people park listening talks air racing greats historians afternoon before formal air show several racer reproductions would take air show off lines give immense crowd 815000 paid week taste Golden Age sights sounds Mr Mulligan Travelair Mystery S Wedell Williams #44 sped around make-believe racetrack flyby thing preventing its becoming all-out race EAAsflrn rule against passing three race planes looked totally authentic Whenever took off sighs enamored became great wind past Sure Wisconsin 1991 Ohio 1936 Still thanks lot people agreed Golden Age Air Racing worth celebrating looked sounded felt like real thing jjere aircraft made Illittle corner Wittman Field such wondrous place few days August 1991 Gee Bee R-2 Super Sportster barrelshaped airplane remains permanent symbol speed though last R series crashed 1935 accurate reproduction built Steve Wolf Eugene Oregon Oshkosh lacked some fairings didnt lessen impact seeing glamorous airplanes time Wolf s replica made its first flight December 23 1991 Gee Bee Z second reproduction built Ed Marquardt Bill Turner Gee Bee Z has probably racked up flying time original Gee Bee racers combined After long period display Smithsonian Institution Washington DC flown movie Rocketeer expected fly again original Model Z carried Lowell Bayles victory 1931 Thompson Trophy Race Gee Bee Y Sporister sport racers Granville Brothers factory Gee Bee Y two-seater converted temporarily pilot-only airplane racing built few years ago Ken Flaglor belongs Jack Venaleck Painesville Ohio flown Oshkosh Bill Rose wife 48 Model Aviation RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners & sport tlyers should use Avail syntheti or 4end RED MAX 0102877175068961717365 RED MAX 5114585983676768722125 RED MAX 10129497094486777628140 RED MAX 121353101598890781230545 RED MAX 1514121059103194884732951 RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats & cars two boat blends Castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX 201763132212871181105847145 RED MAX 251951146314241307117154774 RED MAX 402515188618361685150977604 RED MAX 502891216821101937173492824 RED MAX 60326724523852189196108044 RED MAX 6534552591252223152073115654 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL ElIminates detonation & kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle power 10-4 CYCLE129497194586777728159 15-4 CYCLE14431082105396786834173 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Exlrmeiy emnoolh running extra detoamer drk color special hesvy oil helicptrs 10 Helicopter132399396688779429342 15 Helicopter147211 04107498688335357 RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High tiash point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted tan & other heavy dfy app 5 Performance117588185878770523328 10 Performance 132399396688779429342 15 Performance 14721104107498688335357 RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven beat fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pipes 5 Pattern117588185878770523328 10 PaSem132399396688779429342 15 Pattern1472110410749868833535 SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beat fuel Super Tiger 2000-4000 engines SuperTiger3000 14301073104495885832478 RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel beck 11sf popular demand customers BEARING TYPE 19081432139312791145 PLAIN20161540150113871253 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INGREDIENTS Grand Total Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boats cars helicopters speed pattern scale scale kavan iginit ion 3000 . 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NAMP Box i CITY STATE ZIP EXPIRATION DAV think best Stunt engine Thanks identified Flying Priest name John Quimby Elyria Ohio Are still flying Father will accept phone calls between 600 1000 pm CST Please dont call during business hours just BS about modeling have business run have written sent SASEs know answer mail have added Fax machine 512 656-2021 will answer after about six rings hang up after five wont charged Im away en Age Air Racing Continued page 48 Gee Bee E Sportster Gee Bee E smaller Model Y Jim Jenkinss reproduction considered best built airplanes fly-in regardless category made its first flight later 1991 Howard DGA-3 Pete actual early- 1 930s racer rescued oblivion Bill Turner Ben Howard flew third place 1930 Thompson Trophy Pitts-Style Mufflers uNiVERSAL STRAP ON UNIVERSAL BOLT ON older engines muffler hots side mounted engines Will fit 90% engines made after 1999 Easy attach Just bolt muffler engine wits factory muffler bolts boits SUnnhieti wit muffler Exhaust 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construction 1930s racers Ben Howard flew seventh place 1932 Thompson Trophy Race Howard DGA-6 Mr Mulligan reproduction among four Benny Howard racers original crashed 1936 Bendix Trophy Race parts recovered 1970s partially restored reproduction flown world speed record before crashing turn reproduction work Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas flown Oshkosh original historic double win 1935 Ben Howard captured Bendix Trophy Harold Neumann took Thompson Wedell Williams #57 Col Roscoe Turner won two Bendix trophies Thompson trophy gold Pratt & Whitney-powered plane raced 1932 1939 Cleveland area since 1939 restored exhibition Western Reserve Museum Curator Dave Holcombe upped inertia starter several times during fly-in allowing prop turn over letting crowd enjoy special sound Wedell Williams #44 reproduction 1933 Thompson trophy 1934 Bendix trophy winner created Jim Clevenger Budd Davisson owned Davisson plane has display Wedell Williams Memorial Museum Peterson Louisiana has flown times including daily high-speed laps Oshkosh Brown B-i Raced brieflyby Ralph Bushey 1934before being badly damaged accident Brown B-l reincarnated 1947 Goodyear midget racer has long owned Lou Russo Chicago Restoration completed EAA staff Commandaire Little Rocket Joe Araldi Lakeland Florida built reproduction late 1980s advice designer Built 1930 original competed long-distance races 88 Model Aviation WE UP2AUTOMATIC DOOR CYCLING VALVE Actuated standard servo Independent speed control switching struts doors Body size 194 x 118 x 62 weight 23 oz $7465 US CORRECT DOOR SEQUENCE FOR MUSTANGS Also available e truly independent speed controls UP1 ADJUSTABLE SPEED RETRACT VALVE Independant up & down Speed controls price $2495 US Dealer inquiries welcomeShipping$450 Vii ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Limited 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville rioL6H 258 CanadaPhone 416 842 1703 Travelair Mystery S Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas built reproduction has flown Oshkosh previously 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/09
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FOR Scale modeler Oshkosh 91 full week sensory overload air racing fans young old dream come true wild-eyed devotees 1930s racing planes may have just beginning During first week August 1991 corner vast Wittinan Field south side ordinarily quiet Oshkosh Wisconsin looked like nothing much pit areas Top EAA executive Gene Chase waits controls OK museum curator Dave Holcombe before taxiing out Travelair Mystery S Above Close-up Vounkin brothers fabulous reproduction 1930s National Air Races crammed together four Benny Howards racers four count em four Gee Bees along racers brains hands Art Chester Jimmy Wedell others made Golden Age Air Racing glamorous thing ever happened flying machines isnt easy steal show annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In what 2000 display airplanes home builts antiques classics warbirds vying attentionnot mention maybe 9000 ordinaiy airplanes parked field 19 brilliantly colored original repreduced racers 1929-1939 surprised veteran EAA officials ability draw crowd Only still-eerie Lockheed F-i 17 Stealth fighter rivaled racers focus interestand target camerasat 1991 edition annual sport aviation folk festival idea Golden Age revival began Bill Turner first recreate old race planes Brown B-2 Oshkosh 91 close can get reliving magic National Air Races Don Berliner 10 Model Aviation its Miss Los Angeles logo Gee Bee Model Z built mainly Ed Marquardt Bill collected several vintage craft Disney Studio movie Rocketeer realized enough colorful display Oshkosh Bill knew air show crowds reacted new/old race planes showed off enormous gathering Oshkosh could expected respond same way would worth almost amount effort get airplanes people EAA especially President Tom Poberezny agreed phone Bill went calling owners new old 1930s racers others deeply involved preserving history air racing through work groups enthusiasts reaction almost unanimously enthusiastic strongly suggesting bunch airplanes long scattered among museums private collections could brought together big celebration bygone era Once Bill began talking museum officials received promises participation Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Riverside California Fred Crawford Collection presided over Dave Holcombe Western Reserve Museum Cleveland Ohio Joe Binder agreed drag long-dormant seriously-in-need-of-work Howard Ike out garage Lou Russo owner rare Brown B-i predecessor Miss Los September 1992 11 couldnt have far away protests race pilot Tony LeVier right rear Joe Binder owner Ben Howards Ike Mike raceplanes Mr Mulliganthe Howard DGA-6skims along 250 mph big racer close-up Younkin brothers built reproduction well Steve Wittman aviation writer Ann Cooper L Marian Henderson widow NAR manager Cliff Henderson Steve raced recently 1990 trademark red-and-white scallop paint scheme loudly proclaims Gee Bee Angeles pennitted airplane shipped EAA shops restoration could completed Turner set crew volunteers loose Howards Pete hopes getting air time list grew over 30 airplanes half originals including several big beautifully restored biplanes flown minor races As time dismantling shipping neared lot prospects fell wayside owners perhaps afraid damage crowds pressing have closer look 19 remained Eight actual 1930s airplanes various states restoration eight others newly built accurate reproductions Several replicas flown others almost ready spread clipped wings race planes arrived Wittman Field named longtime manager air racing great Steve Wittman lives across field large trucks As opening day fly-in approached pieces deposited large Kermit Weeks hangar operated EAA commercial side airport assembled out sight gathering mob could almost imagine Thompson Bendix Greve Trophy starting lines awaited pointy spinners atmosphere 1930s National Air Races reborn one planes towed grassy plot front three-pointed white tent would serve center celebration parked odd angles taxiway crews applied last-minute cosmetic touches soon surrounded knowledgeable crowd drawn magnetbuilders restorers just plain airplane people surprisingly people lots praise sighs admiration skill dedication rescued treasured old airplanes ohlivion returned original sometimes better original glory no less appreciative turned photographs small drawings realistic reproductions airplanes seen half century longer crowd also stirred way no fully anticipated Scores hundreds old-timers found themselves gasping amazement threedimensional images airplanes propelled aviation years ago exploits men women flew planes National Air Races influenced admirers become airline military pilots aeronautical engineers flight instructors lives changed forever airplanes now returned history books spread out before themandfor Over over could heard remarking friends no particular never thought Id see airplanes again younger counterparts chimed never thought Id see period Hardly anyone among thousands wandering through surrealistic pit area known couple old racers existed anywhere After led pretty wild lives rendered obsolete eruption technical progress during Second World War see eight original racers modem copies almost some could handle Childhood memories shapes colors presumed have vanished forever flooded back startling accuracy were19 race planes place familiar place spectators stories tell Stories bravery creativity stories danger stories exploring unknown 12 Model Aviation Let Howard DciA-3 Pete DGA-4 Mike background Center Brown B-i just-restored 1934 forerunner Miss Los Angeles Right Schoenfeldt Firecracker built Keith Rider partially restored Planes Fame Left Art Chesters Goon ready restoration Western Reserve Museum Cleveland OH Center Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball Planes Fame collection Riverside CA Right Benny Howards DGA-3 Pete nearing completion restoration Continued page 45 Possibly first time four Gee Bees have photographed together Clockwise top Gee Bee Model E Gee Bee R-2 Gee Bee Z Wedell Williams Miss Paterson Gee Bee V tables planting grass mowing result additional member labor Sacramento Area Modelers got field old-fashioned way friends worked Need point out formed association model airplane clubs get field need such associations en Age Air Racing Continued page 12 folks attended races 1930s planes other side fence anointed allowed get close enough smell dope oil rest could lean fence imagine themselves walking around glorious machines cautiously touching talking heroes about battle around pylons Oshkosh 91 anyone field pass available proof aviation connections could stroll up Schoenfeldt Firecracker Roscoe Turners gold Wedell Williams magically transported back Cleveland Airport 1938 needed average imagination turn Wittman Field site National Air Races crowd certainly big enough aerobatic military planes fill time between races atmosphere full electricity Try hard enough guy standing front Mr Mulligan becomes great Harold Neumann won 1935 Thompson Trophy Race gleaming white high-wing Look little closer subtract 50 years almost Harold Walk up listen stories study lines face suddenly its no longer fantasy Thats Harold Neumann flesh telling about racing 930s guy holding forth fascinated audience over near Firecracker Tony LeVier quiet studiouslooking gent chatting old friends Steve Wittman racing careerso farspans 1926 1992 Thanks friendly atmosphere giant fly-in racing heroes seem like ordinary people demigods time talk answer questions tell what like tear around course Cleveland some hottest airplanes ever built tell what meant have part truly historic era felt back among airplanes some people meant much Continued page 48 Just thought safe stop building soaring season. RCSoariroilI Reference Northeast Sailplane Products carries mast comprehensive Catalogline RC Searing kits accessories market today NSP catalag compilatian intormation RC soaring ji3kits related products well how-to information articles tram some mast prominant figures RC Soaring industry interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reterence must havet Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 September 1992 45 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RED 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RED 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 *RED 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9 V$1995 #RED 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing9V$1095 #RED 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9 V$2495 *RED 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 *RED 16Econo Landing Lights brightestt 9V$1995 #RED 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavailable locally aend check money order full credit card info coat item plue $400 $500 foreignlfor immediate ahipment Include full addreas UPS Sorry no 000 Ram 229 E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073 Satisfaction Guaranteed i11 I ISN 710 Pkg 24 52 95 V mm THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue-and youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 7de ea 94 e eaa MFG CO INC401-7 So Front StoMontezuma IA 50171 23-5154 Four race planes Howards Ike its bare bones Turners Wedell little-known Brown B-I modern home-built reproduction cute little Commandaire Little Rocket under big white tent served focal point display far end podium folding chairs about 75 people park listening talks air racing greats historians afternoon before formal air show several racer reproductions would take air show off lines give immense crowd 815000 paid week taste Golden Age sights sounds Mr Mulligan Travelair Mystery S Wedell Williams #44 sped around make-believe racetrack flyby thing preventing its becoming all-out race EAAsflrn rule against passing three race planes looked totally authentic Whenever took off sighs enamored became great wind past Sure Wisconsin 1991 Ohio 1936 Still thanks lot people agreed Golden Age Air Racing worth celebrating looked sounded felt like real thing jjere aircraft made Illittle corner Wittman Field such wondrous place few days August 1991 Gee Bee R-2 Super Sportster barrelshaped airplane remains permanent symbol speed though last R series crashed 1935 accurate reproduction built Steve Wolf Eugene Oregon Oshkosh lacked some fairings didnt lessen impact seeing glamorous airplanes time Wolf s replica made its first flight December 23 1991 Gee Bee Z second reproduction built Ed Marquardt Bill Turner Gee Bee Z has probably racked up flying time original Gee Bee racers combined After long period display Smithsonian Institution Washington DC flown movie Rocketeer expected fly again original Model Z carried Lowell Bayles victory 1931 Thompson Trophy Race Gee Bee Y Sporister sport racers Granville Brothers factory Gee Bee Y two-seater converted temporarily pilot-only airplane racing built few years ago Ken Flaglor belongs Jack Venaleck Painesville Ohio flown Oshkosh Bill Rose wife 48 Model Aviation RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners & sport tlyers should use Avail syntheti or 4end RED MAX 0102877175068961717365 RED MAX 5114585983676768722125 RED MAX 10129497094486777628140 RED MAX 121353101598890781230545 RED MAX 1514121059103194884732951 RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats & cars two boat blends Castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX 201763132212871181105847145 RED MAX 251951146314241307117154774 RED MAX 402515188618361685150977604 RED MAX 502891216821101937173492824 RED MAX 60326724523852189196108044 RED MAX 6534552591252223152073115654 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL ElIminates detonation & kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle power 10-4 CYCLE129497194586777728159 15-4 CYCLE14431082105396786834173 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Exlrmeiy emnoolh running extra detoamer drk color special hesvy oil helicptrs 10 Helicopter132399396688779429342 15 Helicopter147211 04107498688335357 RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High tiash point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted tan & other heavy dfy app 5 Performance117588185878770523328 10 Performance 132399396688779429342 15 Performance 14721104107498688335357 RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven beat fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pipes 5 Pattern117588185878770523328 10 PaSem132399396688779429342 15 Pattern1472110410749868833535 SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beat fuel Super Tiger 2000-4000 engines SuperTiger3000 14301073104495885832478 RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel beck 11sf popular demand customers BEARING TYPE 19081432139312791145 PLAIN20161540150113871253 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INGREDIENTS Grand Total Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boats cars helicopters speed pattern scale scale kavan iginit ion 3000 . Price May Vary power smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max TOTAL makes $M4T engine come alive power performance never expected can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON RIGHT Freight free qts gals No handling charge Freght collect drums Deduct 3% prepay Mix qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sa es tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COD COO add $375 per carton ups shipments add $500 per carton hazardous materials fee Power easy starting 54 GAL DRUM 0ThFUELONE 4GALCASE240AL EUGALtGAL orderedMIXTUREGAL L C ANPERGAL1 PER GALPER CAL Golden Age Air Racing Continued page 45 RED MAX FUEL Continued page 88 PLEASE PRINT NAMP Box i CITY STATE ZIP EXPIRATION DAV think best Stunt engine Thanks identified Flying Priest name John Quimby Elyria Ohio Are still flying Father will accept phone calls between 600 1000 pm CST Please dont call during business hours just BS about modeling have business run have written sent SASEs know answer mail have added Fax machine 512 656-2021 will answer after about six rings hang up after five wont charged Im away en Age Air Racing Continued page 48 Gee Bee E Sportster Gee Bee E smaller Model Y Jim Jenkinss reproduction considered best built airplanes fly-in regardless category made its first flight later 1991 Howard DGA-3 Pete actual early- 1 930s racer rescued oblivion Bill Turner Ben Howard flew third place 1930 Thompson Trophy Pitts-Style Mufflers uNiVERSAL STRAP ON UNIVERSAL BOLT ON older engines muffler hots side mounted engines Will fit 90% engines made after 1999 Easy attach Just bolt muffler engine wits factory muffler bolts boits SUnnhieti wit muffler Exhaust extensions worm drive mounting strap Included 2945 JT-40P $2195 SI-SI JT-eOP $2396 ASP 91-109 JTA9IP $2496 JT-40P8 29-45 $2295 MAIL OROER se add $250 UPS shipping ChecK MO Visa MC COO accePted Add $400 extra COD California residents add 9% saies tas JT-M10PMAX 911092955 JTSTeePCOMO ST 91-75-552750 JT-ST2SPST 2090-2500-30002955 JT-BCXP05 MAX 900134es JT-5T45PST 045003455 vein QuiET BOLTS OI5ECTLY TO 99099 MOUNTiNO B2LTS EXHAUST iT SOPeEXTENSIONTU9INC AND CLAMPSINCLUDEO 51 61 $2496 aria am Race despite its tiny engine Subsequent spin-offs 1947 Goodyear Racer home-built EAA founder Paul Poberezny plan fly original again soon Howard DGA-4 Mike another original dating back 1932 owned since late 1 940s Joe Binder Fremont Ohio raced 1932 1936 now long-term loan Western Reserve Museum Cleveland no plans fly Howard DGA-5 Ike Also original Ike decades owned Joe Binder stored home Little work has done racer though Binder has plans restore Ike displayed uncovered giving viewers good look construction 1930s racers Ben Howard flew seventh place 1932 Thompson Trophy Race Howard DGA-6 Mr Mulligan reproduction among four Benny Howard racers original crashed 1936 Bendix Trophy Race parts recovered 1970s partially restored reproduction flown world speed record before crashing turn reproduction work Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas flown Oshkosh original historic double win 1935 Ben Howard captured Bendix Trophy Harold Neumann took Thompson Wedell Williams #57 Col Roscoe Turner won two Bendix trophies Thompson trophy gold Pratt & Whitney-powered plane raced 1932 1939 Cleveland area since 1939 restored exhibition Western Reserve Museum Curator Dave Holcombe upped inertia starter several times during fly-in allowing prop turn over letting crowd enjoy special sound Wedell Williams #44 reproduction 1933 Thompson trophy 1934 Bendix trophy winner created Jim Clevenger Budd Davisson owned Davisson plane has display Wedell Williams Memorial Museum Peterson Louisiana has flown times including daily high-speed laps Oshkosh Brown B-i Raced brieflyby Ralph Bushey 1934before being badly damaged accident Brown B-l reincarnated 1947 Goodyear midget racer has long owned Lou Russo Chicago Restoration completed EAA staff Commandaire Little Rocket Joe Araldi Lakeland Florida built reproduction late 1980s advice designer Built 1930 original competed long-distance races 88 Model Aviation WE UP2AUTOMATIC DOOR CYCLING VALVE Actuated standard servo Independent speed control switching struts doors Body size 194 x 118 x 62 weight 23 oz $7465 US CORRECT DOOR SEQUENCE FOR MUSTANGS Also available e truly independent speed controls UP1 ADJUSTABLE SPEED RETRACT VALVE Independant up & down Speed controls price $2495 US Dealer inquiries welcomeShipping$450 Vii ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Limited 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville rioL6H 258 CanadaPhone 416 842 1703 Travelair Mystery S Younkin brothers Fayetteville Arkansas built reproduction has flown Oshkosh previously original inaugurated Golden Age Air Racing Doug Davis beat best military could offer 1929 race inspired Thompson Trophy Race Keith Rider R-4 Schoenfeldt Firecracker partially restored original owned Ed Maloneys Planes Fame Museum Riverside California finished high three Thompson Trophy races Roger Don Rae came third 1936 race Gus Gotch took seventh place 1937 Tony LeVier second-place finisher 1939 LeVier also flew Firecracker victory 1938 Greve Trophy Race Keith Rider R-6 8-Ball another partially restored original Planes Fame Museum Joe Jacobson raced sixth place 1938 Thompson Trophy Race third place Greve race same year Chester Goon An original need extensive restoration Goon sold longtime owner John Caler Clevelands Western Reserve Museum officials plan complete work Designer/builder Art Chester flew plane second place CS COMPETITION ENGINES CSG049NORMALABC28KRPMREG CSG040SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG001NORMALABC21KRPMREG CSG081SPEEDABC35KRPMREG CSG09NORMALABC27KRPMREG CSG09SPEEDABC35KRPMREG 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