Terry Bowden's Blog: Ranger Airfield Fly-in, 2010
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May 30, 2010
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Great weather in Texas today and a great turnout to this year's Ranger Airfield Fly-in. Here are some of my favorite sights.
Rachel says... See ya next year!
MAAG's Blog: Don't Forget Flying Fun on Monday at Rucker Field
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May 30, 2010
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Just a reminder about the fun on Memorial Day at Rucker Field. Click on image to enlarge. See you there!
MAAG's Blog: Stearman Recover Going Well
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May 30, 2010
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I stopped by the Halstead Post office this afternoon to check the MAAG PO box for bills, checks, and other typical stuff. I figured since I was so close, I should run by Wiebe Field and see how Mark is doing on recovering the Stearman that belongs to Randy Hardy. As you can see from the pictures, the covering is complete through the base white color. All that is left is adding the trim color (which I hear is blue and black), and then reassembly. As usual, Mark is doing a superb job! It won't be long before this Stearman graces the Kansas skies again. Skagit Aero's Blog: Spring Cleaning & Moving the Grumman Widgeon
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May 29, 2010
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We took advantage of some good weather the other week to clean out some hangars, shuffle some things around and find a new home for our Grumman Widgeon. Spring cleaning is actually kind of fun when you get to move a lot of airplanes. The only catch is that it can get a bit crowded on the grass getting all of the airplanes out of the hangar so you can sweep the floor.
Part of our goal was to consolidate some of our non-aviation things into one of our smaller hangars so we could create some room for airplanes in one of our bigger hangars. Though we also moved a few airplanes that aren’t quite together to the small hangar as well. Among them was a pair of Culver Vs. The Culver V came out after the end of World War II and was designed by Al Mooney.
One of our big goals for the day was to get our Grumman Widgeon out of the small hangar where it has sat all alone for a while now, and move it into the hangar with a bunch of friends. The Widgeon was flown regularly up until a few years ago, and we’re excited to get it on the restoration list. It is a J4F-2 model and served during World War II in the Navy and was stationed around the Pacific, including at Pearl Harbor. For now it will have to be content in its new parking spot. We’ll be adding pages to the aircraft section of the website for both the Culver V, the Widgeon with more pictures and the history of the airplanes. We’ll be adding a bunch of our other project aircraft in the coming weeks as well. One of our big goals for the summer is to get all of our airplanes on the website whether they’re flying or just dreaming of flying.
Hamilton Metalplane Detail Photos
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May 28, 2010
Randy Koivisto captured photos of the Hamilton Metalplane as it flew from Fleming Field to Anoka County Airport, both near Minneapolis, on May 17th. The plane was owned and restored in the 1970's by Jack Lysdale in St Paul, MN, and was Grand Champion at the 1975 AAA fly-in. It recently sold at auction to H.S. Wright III will likely be flown to Seattle later this year.
Jeff Poschwatta's Interstate Cadet
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May 28, 2010
Jeff Poschwatta was moving his Interstate Cadet into a hangar at Auburn, WA today. Jeff's Cadet was recovered and painted by Tim Talen a few years back. Tim is well known amongst west coast antiquers as a specialist in Interstate restoration. Jeff purchased his Cadet in Louisiana in January 2010, and he flew it to Auburn in the dead of winter via Colorado and Bozeman, MT, bucking high headwinds, gusty ground winds in Kansas that required wing walkers to get to parking, and snow and fog.
Jack Kearby's S.E.5a Replica Visits Antique Airfield
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May 27, 2010
Jack Kearbey (Tulsa, OK) arrived late yesterday evening (along with support crew, Johnny Hagan and Ken Clark in a Cessna 175) flying his magnificent, full scale, very accurate, Hisso powered replica of an S.E.5a.
It took Jack over six years to build this very authentic replica using many original parts including the windshield, wheel hubs, instrumentation and Hisso engine. It's hard to accurately describe how looking at and then watching this aircraft fly opens a window to aviations past. Simply put, this aircraft has to be seen to be believed !! Jack is on his way to Oshkosh to leave the S.E.5a for AirVenture, then we hope to see it back here at Antique Airfield for our Invitational Fly-in Sep. 1st - 6th. This Hisso powered beauty joins a rather exclusive "club" of Hisso powered aircraft that have graced the grass here at Antique Airfield over the last forty years. That list includes the late Dennis Trone's Travel Air 3000 and his Waco DSO, Neils Sorenson's Standard J-1, Frank Schelling's Curtiss JN4H "Jenny" and Warren Pietsch's Travel Air 3000. Brent Taylor
The long dual exhaust on the 180 Hisso makes a very distinctive sound.
No brakes and a tail skid, just as in 1917, make the S.E.5a operate strictly off of grass runways.
Moonrise over Antique Airfield
Dirt floor, tin hangar, tail wheel dolly etc. Is it 1917 somewhere on the Western front or 2010 at Antique Airfield??
Another B&W inside hangar #2, just for fun
The S.E.5a crew refueling the airplane before the days first flight. From the left are, Johhny Hagan, aircraft builder/owner/pilot Jack Kearbey and Ken Clark (back to camera)
Jack and AAA founder/President Robert Taylor discussing their days in the Air Force
John bounces the prop back against compression while Jack furiously cranks the exciter (booster coil) to get the Hisso started
Jack taking off to the E. on the short runway at Antique Airfield. He only needed around 250 ft of the available 1600 ft before the S.E.5a was airborne and climbing
The S.E.5a is a performer. Off the ground in a couple of hundred feet it climbed out smartly and had an estimated 700+ feet of altitude as it crossed the fence at the end of the E/W runway which is 1600 ft in length
S.E.5a Replica Detail Shots
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May 27, 2010
All instrumentation is original and correct.
The windshield is also an original unit
The small storage locker and the exciter (booster coil) used for starting the Hisso
Landing gear detail
Landing gear & shock cord detail. The wheel hubs are also original S.E.5a units
The working end of the Hisso engine. Jack built the radiator, jackets, tanks, shutters and operating mechanisms all himself
Nebraska Chapter May Newsletter
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May 27, 2010
APM Seabee Update: Almost Ready to Fly
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May 27, 2010
Work continues in getting the APM's "SeaBee" flyable and home to the APM from Charles City, IA. To review, late last fall (just before our annual "Pumpkin Drop" actually) Dour Rozendaal had test flown the "bee" and during that flight a mechanical problem necessitated the removal of a cylinder. That cylinder was sent to the Franklin experts at 'Lil Red Aero in Kearney, NE. Then more cylinders, from our spare parts inventory, were sent until a serviceable unit and a spare were found. The arrival of an early, long and brutal winter here in the Midwest put plans for retrieval of the "Bee" on hold once again.
Flash ahead to the present. May 22nd found yours truly and son Ben Taylor headed towards Charles City once again. Armed with a serviceable cylinder, tools and the want to finish this project up helped get us on the road bright and early. We set to work almost immediately upon arrival at Charles City and by late afternoon were looking forward to pushing the "Bee" out for a test run. Then a problem arose. Either a stuck or collapsed hydraulic lifter was preventing setting the proper valve clearance on the replacement cylinder installation. Eventually a solution was worked out and with the help of APM director Mark Lancaster and wife Teri (who happened to be in the area for the day) the "Bee" was extracted from the hangar and readied for a test run.
The "Bee" fired up almost immediately. After a visual check for leaks/problems and to allow the oil temp to warm a bit, the "Bee" was run up and a check of mags/carb heat/prop etc. revealed an engine ready once again for flight. Unfortunately by that time it was dark. So the "Bee" was moved back into the hangar to await a test flight in the next couple of days and hopefully a flight home to the APM later this coming week.
I want to again want to send a big "Thank You" to Bill Kyle at the Charles City airport for not only his help in getting the "Bee" back airworthy, but also for his patience. Stay tuned for what we hope will be the final chapter in getting the APM's "SeaBee" home to Antique Airfield later this coming week !!! Brent Taylor
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