NATIONAL AERONAUTICS

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11 IV-- 63-64 AAA OFFICERS
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Joseph tom=Adams ?_ Senior vice President
Alene avrs . Secretary
- and d Sweeney :.Treasurer'
-W[ttiam,f ` t cQr ken, Jr , . Gen. Counsel
I Ji 15 1; NATIONAL = VICE PRESIDENTS
.alpltAle .Jacques Andre istel
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NATIONAL
AFRO NUFTICS
FEATURES ...
a Gook Cleland ESN Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr. National Aerospace Education Council
den Ef[ing#an
Jerome Lederer
1oger G~ fen ing-,
Donald L. Piccard
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Franc5' =l ost
Mrs. Nona Quarles
eotge E' Gardner
Victory
Dr. John-F.
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J=psepl' T =Geuting,. r
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Edward W. Virgin-
Tokyo Express
PhiliftS opldns
C. E. Woolman
Compulsory Aircraft Insurance
ECiONAL_ VICE PRESIDENTS
e Tsl Harrrs Central Region
M&flft- V Nolde Eastern Region
Jac _Lew Mountain Region
Alts Agri =Wood .Northeast Region
George E = ffaddaway ,.Southwest Region
Fr Rob rt Tt Dillav~ay Western Region
L Wha _1 BarlIett, ....:.....Alaska Region
1 -No RX F_DIRECTORS
BCA
ICEMartirctvl Decker Chairman
Joseph Atoms = James F. Nields
13e l Barnett William A. Ong
i3aulA Bckle..Vice Adm. R B. Pirie,_ USN Ret.
Mary $Y Yon, .. James T. Pyle
Cdr l li -. A Bryan. , Bertrand Rhine
ant IL Doolittle, . Vice Adm. John S. Thach
lre B - e7 pesen ~. Col_ Roscoe Turner
Wyanz_ oenuiq _ Loretta Slavick
llJfat G it Wflltam.1K Martin, ..,Kenneth Smith
w W l fltkan = ..Crocker Snow
Michael C. Murphy;' . Brig. Gen. John J. Tolson
Eft-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF BOARD
Edward Cweeneyz Treasurer, NAA
Wm. P MacCraciceg Jr. ..Gen. Counsel, NAA
"Academy [f Model Aeronautics
JohnWorth
Ballloon-Federation of America
Peter Pellegrino
faraclttite Club of America
Joseph Crane
Baring=Society of America
Wlllidrn S. Ivdna
Na#[onaf Pilots Association
A. Paul Vance
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National eronautics- Association, U.S.A., Inc.
Spotlight on Donald Douglas, Sr.
Akron Chapter Honors Arlene Davis
1600 at Fourth Annual Los Angeles Wright Day Dinner 12
Kansas City Hears Admiral Pirie 14
The Soaring Society of America 15
Academy of Model Aeronautics 16
Keep the Antiques Flying
SPECIALS ...
Kitty Hawk-Mission Accomplished 8
Miami Progresses with the Greater Miami Aviation Association 11
Cessna's New 310 I Announced 22
MITCHELL E. GIBLO M. J. RANDLEMAN
Executive Director Secy., Contest Board
WILLIAM A. ONG
Editor
COVER . . . The General Dynamics B-58 Hustler and the SAC combat
crew that set the Tokyo-London non-stop record of 8 hours 35 minutes.
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Our country owes much to the splendid work of the Na-
tional Aerospace Education Council. NAEC's Executive Di-
rector, EVAN EVANS, together with JANE MARSIIALL,
tells the NAEC story. Mr. Evans, an educator of long ex-
perience, became the Executive Director of NAEC in 1955.
Before assuming his Washington headquarters, he had been
superintendent of an elementary school district in a suburban
area near Kansas City, Missouri.
In 1958 Mr. Evans was awarded the Frank G. Brewer
trophy, presented annually to the "individual or organization
which contributes most to the development of air youth in the
field of education and training." In 1959 he spent three weeks
in the USSR at the Moscow meeting of FAT, and toured a
number of Soviet cities following the meeting. He is NAA
and NAEC's representative on the International Aviation Ed-
ucation Committee of FAT and meets each year in Paris with
that group.
It is the quaint custom of the NAA official fancily to refer
to certain individuals anatomically. Thus, Vice President
RALPH ALEX, of helicopter fame, is known as ROTOR
HEAD; Director CLYDE BARNETT answers to BALD
HEAD; the President is referred to as BIG HEAD and NAA's
Western Vice President and technical expert, DR. ROBERT
DILLAWAY, naturally is EGG HEAD. The fascinating story
of FAI and the behind the scenes operation of the work of
NAA's Contest Board is told by Dr. Dillaway in his usual
thorough and authoritative fashion.
Dr. Dillaway is Deputy to the Manager, Nuclionics Opera-
tion, Rocketdyne, Division of North American Aviation, Inc.,
which is responsible for company activities concerned with
nuclear rocket engines and specialized power systems involv-
ing nuclear reactor energy sources. He has been active in the
aerospace business, particularly in the propulsion area for over
20 years, and has been associated with the record work of
the National Aeronautics Association, the American Repre-
sentative to the FAI, for over 5 years. He is currently the
American Delegate to the Astronautics Technical Subcom-
mittee, and is Chairman of the Technical Committee of the
Contest Board of the National Aeronautics Association. This
Board is responsible for the stewarding and submission of all
record claims for world achievements in aviation and astro-
nautics from the United States.
CLYDE BARNETT, California's energetic and knowledge-
able Director of Aeronautics, discusses a subject we'd rather
not think about but which nevertheless must one day be dealt
with. While State Aviation Directors seldom win popularity
contests, few men in that office have as many warm friends and
loyal adherents as Clyde Barnett.
We are indebted to CRAIG LEWIS, Vice President-Public
Relations of ATA, for reporting the Wright Dinner of the
Aero Club of Washington. We expect to hear from Mr. Lewis
again, and hope that more photographs will accompany his
fine stories.
KENNETH BENSON, who tells the GMAA story, is a
man among men. Astonishingly, he is serving his 10th term
as President of the Greater Miami Aviation Association, and
now is Vice President of NAA's Southern Region. In Decem-
ber, 1961, he was cited by the City of Miami for his con-
tributions to aviation progress.
JOAN WORTH is the Executive Director of the Academy
of Model Aeronautics. At this time AMA numbers approxi-
mately 20,000 members and still is growing at a tremendous
rate. NAA will take a more active part in the Academy's
work in 1964. We believe it to be a most important part of
our aviation education program.
BILL IVANS, President of the Soaring Society of Amer-
ica, writes most interestingly of the doings of SSA. Bill is a
tall, slender Californian whose reaction time to any given
proposition is about as sluggish as an IBM computer. Whereas
his colleague, John Worth, is of relatively calm demeanor,
Bill Ivans has a low boiling point. He manages SSA with
a firm hand, and at a nice even gait-full throttle!
Good news is the acceptance of the post of NAA Execu-
tive Director by Lt. Col. MITCHELL GIBLO, who retired
from the USAF in June, 1963, weighted down with medals
and honors won in 26 years of service. Among them were
the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal and the Korean "Ulchi"
with Gold Star.
Col. Giblo is a graduate of Georgetown University Law
School, a member of the District of Columbia Bar Associa-
tion, and has been admitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States. He assumes his new post with
considerable NAA and FAI background. For years, Col.
Giblo has been on the NAA Board. He has represented us
both in the Pentagon and at FAT meetings abroad, where
his ability to speak in seven languages, including Russian,
has been of great assistance.
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Class Room in Space
NATIONAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION COUNCIL
The National Aerospace Educa-
tion Council was first organized in
1950 by representatives of indus-
try, education and government -
specifically, the Civil Aeronautics
Administration, the American As-
sociation of Colleges for Teacher
Education, the American Associa-
tion of School Administrators, the
U. S. Air Force, the Aircraft In-
dustries Association, the Air Trans-
port Association and others. Shortly
after it was organized, the Aero-
space Industries Association (the
then Aircraft Industries Associa-
tion) offered financial support to
the organization for printing, pub-
lication and distribution of educa-
tional materials. To administer these
funds, NAEC organized a Materials
of Instruction Committee which de-
termines publication policy, em-
ploys an editorial staff and approves
NAEC educational publications.
Present members of this committee
are for the most part professional
educators, but a few industry rep-
resentatives complete the commit-
tee's membership.
In 1955, Miss Jacqueline Cochran,
then Executive Vice President of
the National Aeronautic Associa-
tion, and Mr. Thomas G. Lanphier,
Jr., then President of the National
Aeronautic Association, led the Na-
tional Association into vital and bas-
ic support of the National Aerospace
Education Council. Without NAA,
NAEC would probably not have
set up an office and be engaged in
its present extensive and effective
program.
Today, NAEC is an independ-
ent, nonprofit organization directed
by professional educators who are
convinced that the use of aero-
space materials in the regular sci-
ence, arithmetic, social studies, or
reading classroom enriches instruc-
tion and relates it to life.
NAEC Programs
The Council has several major
Note: Mrs. Jane Marshall is Editor,
Materials of Instruction Commit-
tee, of the National Aerospace Edu-
cation Council.
By Evan Evans and Jane N. Marshall
programs. First, it publishes inex-
pensive students' books on such
subjects as jet aircraft, air cargo,
helicopters, aircraft manufacturing,
aviation as it relates to agriculture
and space exploration. NAEC books
range through all grade levels, from
a reading readiness book for first
grade to a report on the frontiers
of space for senior high school
students. Teaching aids are avail-
able, too-aviation units for pri-
mary and intermediate grades, and
aids for science, English, or social
studies teachers in the secondary
schools, to mention a few. Almost
all of these books have been de-
veloped by classroom teachers or
curriculum committees. They are
tested in the classrooms for months
before they are published by
NAEC. These books are for sale,
at little more than cost, to indi-
viduals or to school districts and
libraries.
One of the best breaks NAEC
has had recently was when the
Aerospace Industries Association
discontinued the AIA Yearbook
after 1962. This Yearbook had been
a cloth covered book and sold for
six, eight and ten dollars, and from
it NAEC had been permitted to
pull pertinent sheets and print what
is called U. S. Aircraft, Missiles and
Spacecraft. This had been a publi-
cation of NAEC annually since
1957. In 1963 when AIA discontin-
ued the Yearbook, 1963 U. S. Air-
craft, Missiles and Spacecraft of
NAEC became immensely more
valuable and, subsequently, it be-
came a better selling book for
NAEC. There will be no AIA Year-
book in 1964 so we may hope the
1964 U. S. Aircraft, Missiles and
Spacecraft will be an item that will
be very popular.
Another major program of the
Council provides service to its
members who may be individuals,
schools, or libraries. For a modest
membership fee of $5.00 a year,
members are assured of a contin-
uous supply of up-to-date material
consisting of one copy of each
book published by NAEC during
EVAN EVANS
the in, mbership year, a selection
of pr ;viously published books,
three a nation periodicals, large col-
ored charts and pictures of air-
craft ai d missiles, plus eight month-
ly pact ets of suitable and attractive
govern vent and industry-produced
instruc Tonal materials. The items
in thes -, packets-pamphlets, book-
lets, c1 arts, small pictures, etc., are
screenc d and evaluated by NAEC
and ma de available to NAEC mem-
bers.
The quantity and quality- of ma-
terials received through NAEC
membership has prompted many
enthusiastic responses. "I get more
benefit and pleasure from this ma-
terial than any other publications
I never gets into the scrap
basket' writes a teacher from La-
Porte, Indiana. An assistant profes-
sor of education at Stanford Uni-
versity agrees that ". . . the pro-
curemc nt of up-to-date authentic
inform ttion in specialized areas has
always been a problem, and the
service of this organization
(NAEI ) in providing this kind of
materim I for teacher and pupil use
is invaluable." The Dean of the
College of Education, University
of Nor th Dakota writes, "The total
service of NAEC are practically
indispe zsable for an adequate and
compic to enrichment of a teacher
education program." A teacher in
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Watsonville, California states ".. .
valuable use of our program for the
`Gifted Child'. Terrific! - Keeps
me up to date! Improved the vo-
cabulary of my students . . ." And
a former U. S. Commissioner of
Education writes, ". . . let me
offer a word of commendation to
the work of the National Aviation
Education Council. Anyone who
has read, or even thumbed through,
the publications of that organi-
zation, or of the publications dis-
tributed under its auspices, knows
what I mean. The work of the
council is commendable for the
quality of its material and perhaps
even more important, because it
was among the first to appreciate
the need for aviation education in
our schools. In the true sense of the
word, the National Aviation Edu-
cation Council is a pioneer - point-
ing the way to filling a gap within
the American Educational system.
Without its efforts, many of our ed-
ucators, burdened with heavy work
loads, would be unable to cope with
the impact of the air age on their
school systems."
A third type of NAEC service
called "The Institutional Service of
NAEC" has been added. This serv-
ice is designed for institutions or
for individuals who are in a posi-
tion to distribute quantities of ma-
terials within their own organiza-
tions, such as state aeronautics di-
rectors, school superintendents, cur-
riculurn directors, librarians, and
laboratory school directors. This
service costs $100 a year.
A fourth and important program
of NAEC is that of furnishing free
teaching aids - bibliographies, lists
of sources of free and inexpensive
aerospace education materials,
SKYLIGHTS, suggestions for de-
veloping units and teachers' kits.
Requests for these free materials
have grown so numerous that it has
become necessary to curtail quan-
tity mailings.
In encouraging aerospace educa-
tion, NAEC works directly with
teachers, colleges, teacher in-serv-
ice institutes, aerospace education
workshops and local school districts.
The Council's materials, advice and
inspiration are made available to
these groups. NAEC cooperates
with the Civil Air Patrol and with
State Directors of Aeronautics-in
fact, with any group having an in-
terest in aerospace education.
All of these NAEC activities and
programs service the organizations
objectives which are listed in the
box at the end of this article.
The Council has been fortunate
in that its Presidents and other offi-
cers have been leaders in education,
in industry and in the government.
Superintendents of schools, col-
lege presidents, directors of divi-
sions of universities, the principal
of the largest aviation high school
in the world, and others, have
served as President of the Council.
Flying President
The current President is Wil-
liam C. Hinkley, Superintendent of
Schools, Aurora, Colorado. Mr.
Hinkley is an ideal type for presi-
dency of an aerospace education
group. He was a pilot with Eastern
Airlines, has been a coach, taught
school, member of the Colorado
Legislature, principal, and now, for
several years, has been Superin-
tendent of the Adams-Arapahoc
School District 28J, Aurora, Colo-
rado. This school district has been
growing at a fantastic pace. Since
Mr. Hinkley has become Superin-
tendent there has never been a time
that from one to a half dozen build-
ings have not been under construc-
tion or expanding. Stapleton Field
in Denver is adjacent to his school
district and the school population
is very heavy.
Mr. Hinkley enjoys that very
rare distinction of building a high
school and having it named For
him while he is still serving the Dis-
trict as Superintendent. Rare, in-
deed, when this happens.
Being a long-time pilot, he has
a great love for flying. He owns
his own Cessna and almost every
clear day he tries to think of some
reason to take somebody somewhere
or go somewhere to sec someone.
He knows every airport, every air-
port operator, every airplane sales-
man, every utility aircraft distribu-
tor or representative in a large area
with Aurora as the center.
The Aurora Public Schools have
for years offered institutes in aero-
space education that have been a
model for many institutes through-
out the country. Mr. Hinkley, being
a pilot and an airplane owner, holds
to the theory that teachers would
be better teachers and more happy
if they have been up in airplanes.
And he believes the full experience
of flying has not been realized until
the teacher has been up in the small
utility type airplane. In fact, all of
the teachers who have taken the
aerospace institute programs in the
Aurora schools have had orienta-
tion flights in small airplanes, and a
very great percentage of them have
been taken up by Mr. Hinkley in
his own airplane.
It is no wonder that the members
of NAEC, searching for adminis-
trative leadership, have turned to
this man who has wide experience
in aviation and who has been an
administrator constantly confront-
ed with problems of financing, ad-
ministering, staffing, and directing
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NAEC President William C. Hinkley (right) greets National Airlines President Lewis B. Maytag, Jr.
at the Seventh National Conference on Aerospace Education, when Mr. Maytag addressed the
banquet session.
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The High Tribunal of
FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
Archives for World Aerospace Records
By Dr. R. B. Dillaway
The Federation Aeronautic In-
ternationale, better known as the
FAI, was created some 55 years
;rgo about the time of the first air-
craft competitions held at Rheims,
I'racce. The Aero club of France
was instrumental in forming this
organization. It has parallels in the
International Automobile Associ-
,.tion and other international bodies
concerned with maintaining stand-
ards of stewardship for competi-
tive world records. The FAI is
specifically the archives and author-
ity on world records with manned
aircraft and also today with manned
space vehicles. Today, over 50 na-
tions of the world belong to the
V AL This is a Federation in which
one aero club in each member na-
tion is designated or franchised to
be the operating agent for the FAT
in stewarding attempts at world
records. These clubs also have re-
sponsibility for maintaining stand-
ards in stewarding world competi-
tion in such things as parachuting,
flight acrobatics, speed races, glider
championships, etc.
The FAI has maintained a Secre-
tariat at 6 Rue Galilee, in Paris, for
the entire period since its creation.
This office has been staffed by a
Secretary General and minimum
secretarial help. It has, by maintain-
ing high standards for integrity
and care in accepting and accredit-
ing or homologating world record
attempts submitted by the various
National Aero Clubs over the past
years, maintained a very high de-
gree of authority and responsibility
throughout the world.
Record Integrity
One of the reasons for this high
degree of respect for the organiza-
tion has probably been the long
tenure of the few Secretary Gen-
erals which the Federation has had
in recent years. Mr. Harold Gill-
man, who recently retired during
the past year, held this position for
over 15 years. He has been succeed-
ed by Mr. Charles Hennecourt, and
we look forward to a long associa-
tion with this gentleman.
A second and equally important
reason for the maintenance of the
high degree of integrity of the
FAT record work has been due to
the method of maintenance and
updating of the rules and regula-
tions and classifications by which
the records are recognized. This
includes specific regulations govern-
ing how the record must be at-
tempted. The FAI meets in Gen-
eral Assembly once a year, at which
time delegates of all aero clubs meet
and ratify the actions taken by the
working executive body (the Bu-
reau) and subcommittees through-
out the year. The pressing business
activities during the year are carried
out by a Bureau which is made up
of 12 Vice Presidents, elected from
the 55 member nations. This
Bureau is elected each year at the
annual meeting of the FAI in open
session. Nominations for the posts
are made by each National Aero
Club. Sitting as technical specialist
and making recommendations to
the Bureau, and finally to the Gen-
eral Assembly are specific technical
subcommittees, the most important
of which is the Sporting Commis-
sion.
This commission is made up of
delegates from 25 member nations
which meet at least once a year,
and over the past years has been
meeting as often as two or three
times a. year in order to take care
of technical advice to the Secretary
General as far as authentication or
homologation of record claims
submitted, and for the purpose of
modifying the Sporting Code
which is the body of published
rules and regulations under which
the record attempts must be made.
As in any activity associated with
a rapidly advancing technology
the Contest Board of the National
Aero Clubs, the U. S. National
Aeronautics Association and the
DR. ROBERT B. DILLAWAY
of Los Angeles, California
Sportit g Commission of the Cen-
tral Afro Club of Russia (the two
countr es which are doing most of
the re--ord work at the present
time) continually find that details
in the Sporting Code need to be
modifi, .d or corrected in order to
make record attempts realistic or in
order :o be able to clearly estab-
lish th;.t the record was made. For
instance, over the past couple of
years, :he distances flown on dura-
tion and closed-course records have
been s ) great that it has been im-
practical to use ground station ob-
servers in order to authenticate the
flight course flown by the pilot.
There] ore, we have suggested in
these committees that this rule be
modifi ;d so that a steward can be
carriec on board the contest: aircraft
and th at electronic gear in the air-
plane -. nd on the ground, which has
been c necked and approved by the
technical committee of the Sporting
Commission, be used in order to
establi: h the true course followed
by the airplane in such records. We
have 'ecently suggested and had
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accepted a new class record for al-
titude in sustained flight. The crea-
tion of planes such as the famous
U2 make such a class record feasi-
ble and of international interest.
The rules regarding helicopter
flight have had to be continually
modified as more experience is
gained in the operating characteris-
tic and capabilities of helicopters.
Committee Conferences
One might expect that all of this
could perhaps be done by mail, and
perhaps could be done on a sort of
bi-annual basis. However, in any
loose federation such as the FAI
where there are many different cul-
tural backgrounds and many lan-
guage barriers (French and English
are the two official languages of the
Federation) it is a very tedious and
slow process, taxing the patience of
many individuals in getting points
across and getting general accept-
ance by the committee of changes
in the rules. Even though translators
are present, the meaning of words
between languages or the under-
standing of a word in one lan-
guage certainly is different in dif-
ferent cultural backgrounds,
whether it be Japanese, Russian,
American or South African, etc.
Therefore, even though the com-
mittees meet for several days and
work very hard, every time they
meet the rate of progress is very
slow. In a loose federation like this
there is no possibility of rapidly
ramming through changes. This
would do nothing but degenerate
the organization and defeat the pur-
pose of the committee activities.
Slow, painstaking discussion is re-
quired so that there is general unan-
imity of action by the committee
in recommending actions to the
Bureau and FAI General Conven-
tion. Results of this slow painstak-
ing operation has been the accumu-
lation or the establishment of a set
of Sporting Codes in two volumes,
which is the bible by which all
world competitions must be oper-
ated which are to be recognized
by the International Federation of
Aeronautics.
As in all organizations, when in-
terest increases, and size of oper-
ation grows, new committees are
formed and smaller working
bodies instituted. While the Sport-
ing Commission has overall author-
ity and the last word on recom-
mendation for approval of Sporting
Rules and classification changes,
several other committees have
grown up which are formed by
representatives from other sporting
specialties, such as acrobatics, glid-
ing, parachuting, and aeromodel-
ing. These committees operate un-
der the approval authority of the
Sporting Commission. Their main
functions are to plan and carry out
world competitions in the various
specialized sporting activities. They
also train and select judges for this
world competition and set down
the rules and details by which the
competition is carried out in any
country. At all times, however,
these are carried on within the
framework and under the rules as
laid down by the Sporting Commis-
sion. Special committees are estab-
lished for gliding, parachuting,
model flying, aerobatics, education,
and general aviation.
Russia on Committees
Four years ago, the American
delegation to the Sporting Commis-
sion for the National Aeronautics
Association proposed that the
Sporting Code be extended and
rules and world record classifica-
tions be established for world space
flight. This was agreed to by the
Sporting Commission members, in-
cluding the Russians. A draft set of
record classifications and rule re-
quirements were presented to the
Commission by the American dele-
gation at the meeting in Barcelona
in 1960. These were accepted as
initial draft documents with some
modification after a discussion was
held on them between the Ameri-
can and Russian delegations. This
discussion was slow and painstaking,
and was necessary in order to clari-
fy the interpretation of the word-
ing in order that it would be clearly
understood without confusion by
all members of the commission.
Over the past three years these rec-
ord classifipcations have been extend-
ed to include such items as altitude,
duration, speed, distance traveled by
a man in a space vehicle. Absolute
world records as well as class rec-
ords for orbital as well as non-or-
bital space flight have been laid
down. Over the last three years,
modifications have been suggested
by various committee members as
to the requirements for the record
dossier in this area which is sub-
mitted by the National Aero Club
to substantiate the claim for a world
record. In 1962, the Sporting Com-
mission finally decided that a spe-
cial sub-committee or separate com-.
mittee under the CASI, should be
formed of experts in space flight
from the various countries, in order
that the proper authority and judg-
ment might be available in working
out continuing details for the rules
and record classifications, and for
aiding the Secretary General in
homologating or accepting record
claims for the various National Aero
Clubs. A separate Astronautics
Committee was established for deal-
ing with this particular segment of
record sporting activity, again under
the auspices or the authority of the
Sporting Commission. This com-
mittee has continued to meet one
to four times a year to pass on rec-
ord claims submitted by Russia and
the United States, and to continue
to work on further record classifica-
tions and rules for carrying out the
flight and for documenting claims.
Finally, a first draft document
of the classifications and regulations
was agreed to in 1962, and became
a section of Volume 2 of the Sport-
ing Code. Thus, three years after
starting to frame Astronautics
World Records, a first acceptable
draft of rules, regulations and clas-
sifications was accepted by the As-
tronautics Committee and approved
by the Sporting Commission and
General Conference of the Feder-
ation. The Committee continues to
work and will probably meet at
least once a year to consider nec-
essary modifications to the record
classifications and rules for making
the records and to help the Secre-
tary General in passing on record
claims. Already in the last year,
two or three class records have been
suggested by various countries.
These include records for group
flights, records for flights with
rendezvous, records based on de-
gree of eccentricity of orbits in
flight, etc.
Aside from the interest that this
sort of activity generates world-
wide in aviation and aircraft, it is
a very stimulating and interesting
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T OX Yo -Z-XP_ - WZ -7 Mq F~ E
A recent visit to the huge Gen-
eral Dynamics plant in Fort Worth
was a depressing experience.
Vacant were the long lines where
once the B-58's were assembled. A
small crew of mechanics was dis-
mantling the production jigs. The
tiny electric cars that once hur-
ried personnel over the wide areas
of the plant were still-parked in
a long yellow line. The atmos-
phere resembled a ghost town more
than the plant of one of America's
largest builders of military aircraft.
The inactivity at GD's Fort
Worth Division is a result of the
abandonment of the 8-58 program,
as other bomber programs have
been discarded. General Curtis Le-
May has strong support in his con-
tention that we have erred in for-
saking manned military aircraft for
a missile system. General LeMay's
faith is substantiated by two im-
pressive demonstrations of the ca-
pabilities of the manned weapon
systems; the 1962` record non-stop
flight of more than 12,000 miles by
a B-52H and the non-stop Tokyo-
London record run in October, 1963
by the General Dynamics B-58
Hustler.
The USAF conducted the B-58's
record flight, which SAC designat-
ed Operation Greased Lightning, as
a routine training exercise. The
record setting airplane took off
from Okinawa and passed through
the official starting gate at Tokyo
at 5:59 A. Ail. London time. Eight
hours and thirty-five minutes later,
the ship crossed the finish line at
London, after traveling non-stop
8,028 statute miles at an average
speed of 938 miles per hour. The
aircraft commander was Major Sid-
ney Kubesch, 33, of El Campo,
Texas. His navigator tivas Major
John O. Barrett, 32, of San Antonio,
and the defense system operator
was Captain Gerard R. Williamson,
26, of New Orleans.
Five aerial refuelings were ac-
complished during the flight. On
each occasion it was necessary for
the B-58 to descend to 25,000 feet,
rendezvous with the tanker, refuel
and climb again to cruising altitude
above 50,000 feet. Almost two hours
of the total flight time was spent
in refueling operations. To average
938 miles per hour, the B-58 cruised
at speeds above 1200 mph.
To maneuver the tanker and its
B-58 receiver completed what is
called a high-speed rendezvous. Es-
sentially, this is what happens.
The tanker flies at around 500
mph at about 26,000 feet, flying a
24 nautical mile holding pattern.
Meanwhile, the bomber is flying
toward him above 50,000 feet at
almost three times the speed of the
tanker. On the side of the holding
pattern when the two aircraft are
heading in opposite directions, they
approach each other at about 2,000
mph.
When the two aircraft are about
70 miles apart, the tanker makes a
180 degree turn timed to put him
on the same course as the oncoming
bomber but below him. At this
same time, the 8-58 pilot-flying at
Mach 2 at 50,000 feet-pulls his
bank of throttles back to idle, and
begins a supersonic penetration. He
lets down about 30,000 feet to an
altitude about 1,000 feet below the
tanker and, with engines still on
idle, begins to bleed off speed. At
the same time the bomber is making
his penetration, the tanker com-
pletes his turn back to the bomber's
course. The bomber is now climb-
ing slowly from below about four
miles to the rear of the tanker.
When the bomber puts his nose
just 30 feet from the tanker's tail,
he is flying at the exact same course
and airspeed as his tanker. The
tanker boom operator, lying on his
stomach in the tanker's tail, controls
the long refueling boom until it
locks into the bomber's nose. While
the two aircraft are hooked to-
gether, the fuel is transferred. Such
aerial refueling is a routine, con-
stantly practiced operation within
the Strategic Air Command.
At Strategic Command Head-
quarti:rs some questions have been
answ(red. At first something of an
opera ional headache, the B-58 su-
personic bomber has been develop-
ed to acceptable dependability. The
aircra t can be diverted in flight
to an` spot on the globe if need be,
and flown there supersonically.
Bases in the Far East are now well
able ? o handle the esoteric prob-
lems :associated with B-58 support.
Come at crews of the bomber, tank-
ers ; nd support aircraft have
reach(+d a peak of maximum effi-
cienc: Finally, the B-58 has proved
itself the world's most formidable
supen onic bomber and a major de-
terrer t to possible foreign aggres-
sion.
To the crew of the record setting
B-58 )omber, the flight was just a
short day's work. In fact, Major
Kube! ch commented, "The whole
trip s erred like one big refueling
exerci;e!"
SAC Commander-in-chief Gen-
eral "homas S. Power's comment
was -ersely explicit: "The B-58
record, run from Tokyo-to-London
again demonstrates the capability of
Air force manned weapon sys-
tems i o reach strategic targets half-
way o cross the globe in a minimum
amour it of time.
"TI e longest supersonic flight in
histor 7 further emphasizes that
Unite I States advanced manned
weap( n systems contain the inher-
ent capability to respond rapidly to
any L vel of aggression anywhere.
"T] is flight also demonstrates the
outsta ding professional capabilities
of co nbat crews of the Strategic
Air C :)mmand."
NA A's Contest Board personnel
handld d the certification of the
Flight,
The previous Tokyo-to-London
recor( was held by an English Can-
berra crew who completed the
flight n 17 hours, 42 minutes on 25
May 957. The Canberra averaged
335.721 mph.
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Continued from page 3
one of the large and highly regarded
public schools in the State of Colo-
rado.
So long as NAEC can attract
men and women of the type of
Bill Hinkley and the caliber of
others on the Officer and Board staff
as leaders in their programs, the
future is assured.
NAEC Leadership
Some of the other leaders arc Mrs.
Juanita Winn, Secretary of the
Council, who is an Elementary
School Supervisor in the District of
Columbia; Mrs. Shirley Marshall,
Chairman of the International
Committee on Aerospace Education
for the Ninety-Nines, who has led
Tucson, Arizona to make a great
impact on air age education. Under
her leadership, the Tucson Ninety-
Nines group sponsors a Penny-a-
Pound Day every year. The entire
proceeds are used to buy member-
ships in NAEC or Institutional
Services in NAEC or books and
materials of NAEC, for use by the
teachers, boys and girls in Tuc-
son or in the flying vicinity of Tuc-
son.
It's a dangerous technique to se-
lect leaders in aerospace education
and in the active program of
NAEC, but we think it's safe to
mention Wes Sharp of the State
Aeronautics Department in Iowa;
Mary Jo Jancy, State Department
of Education in Montana; Mr.
James Sandilos, Superintendent of
Schools, Pennington, New Jersey;
Ray Johnson, Illinois Civil Air Pa-
trol; Dr. K. Richard Johnson, Presi-
dent of the National College of
Education in Evanston; Dr. J. Wes-
ley Crum, Dean of the Department
of Instruction at Central Washing-
ton State College, Ellensburg,
Washington, etc., who are truly
professionals in their own fields and
who, in addition to that, give con-
stant and continuous support to the
program of aerospace education as
it is made available by and promoted
by the National Aerospace Educa-
tional Council.
NAA members and adults in-
terested in the future of aviation
are, no doubt, well aware that the
boys and girls who are in school
Aurora, Colorado teachers are introduced to general aviation aircraft as part of
in aerospace education. Clinton Aviation, a Cessna distributor, contributes to
tion experience by furnishing brief orientation flights.
in America today will be the cus-
tomers, the pilots, the passengers,
the technicians, etc., the day after
tomorrow. It is to that end that
NAEC attempts to provide ma-
terials for teachers and stimulation
to teachers so they will take avia-
tion right into the classroom along
with arithmetic, English, science,
etc.
Readers of National Aeronautics
an in-service course
the teachers' avia-
are urged to write to National
Aerospace Education Council, 1025
Connecticut Ave., NW, Washing-
ton, D. C. 20036, asking for infor-
mation about these services, for cat-
alogs and books, etc., and it is hoped
that NAA members will be getting
the materials and directing the at-
tention of public and private school
people in their areas to the services
of NAEC.
The Aims and Objectives of the
National Aerospace Education Council
a. The primary purpose of the Council is to aid schools, both public and
private, teachers and school administrators, at all levels of education, in
curriculum development and improvement.
b. To encourage, aid and sponsor the study of man-made flight, in air and
space, and the influences thereof upon curricula and teaching methods.
c. To encourage and aid in the development of courses for teachers and
school administrators, in Colleges for Teacher Education and in Work-
shops, for the study of air and space flight and the useful application of
appropriate elements thereof to curricula and classroom teaching.
d. To aid State Departments of Education and Teacher Associations, by
means approved by them, in utilizing the educational values of air and
space flight in curriculum development and improvement.
c. To aid school libraries and librarians by making available a reference
material service of information relating to air and space flight.
f. To aid school vocational guidance counsel counsellors by making avail-
able current information on job opportunities in the field of aviation.
g. To encourage and aid research programs in air and space education.
h. To evaluate, recommend, publish and distribute educationally suitable
materials pertaining to air and space flight.
i. To encourage and aid through education, an understanding of air power
and space exploration in relation to national defense and training.
j. To encourage and aid, through education, an understanding of air power
and space exploration in relation to the peacetime pursuits of society.
it. To encourage, aid and sponsor the development of community leadership
in air and space education.
1. To survey, study, evaluate and make known the resources available to
educational agencies for air and space education.
m. To encourage educational travel.
n. To encourage and aid programs of air and space education approved by
State Departments of Education.
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After 60 Years
KITTY HAWK-/ei44iact
FIRST FLIGHT AIRPORT DEDICATION FEATURES 60TH ANNIVEItSARY PROGRAM
L 'he dedication of First Flight Air-
port at Kill Devil Hill, N. C., was
the climax of a three day pro-
gram commemorating the 60th an-
niversary of flight at Kitty Hawk.
The event received wide publicity
and any reader of aviation maga-
zines is familiar with the happen-
ings of those three days. The past
history of Kitty Hawk, however,
is rarely recalled.
Following the first flights of the
Wright Brothers on December 17,
1903, no action was taken to com-
memorate the spot or the occasion
until 1925, when a group of North
Carolina citizens banded together
to stage an annual observance at
Kill Devil Hill on the anniversary
date of the first powered flight. This
group was later re-organized and is
now known as the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society.
In 1928 the sixty-five foot high
granite monument memorial atop
Kill Devil Hill was dedicated. Dur-
ing this same year, the National
Aeronautic Association erected a
six foot tall granite boulder on the
exact spot from which the first suc-
cessful powered flight took off.
Beginning in 1949 the annual ob-
servances at Kill Devil Hill were co-
sponsored by the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society, National Park
Service and the Air Force Associ-
ation. In 1961 the National Aero-
nautic Association renewed its in-
terest in the annual observances and
became a co-sponsor with the other
three organizations.
Historic observance programs
were staged in the Kitty Hawk area
on the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the first powered flight, 1928, and
the fiftieth anniversary, 1953. The
fiftieth anniversary program ran
for four days and featured partici-
pation by some 200 aircraft on all
four days. The attendance for the
four-day program totaled 14,500,
and the observance was covered by
seventy-nine national and interna-
tional newsmen.
In 1S 57, the National Park Serv-
ice am ounced plans for the con-
structi(n of the Wright Brothers
Museui i and Visitors Center. Con-
structic n was completed in July,
1961 at d the Museum and Visitors
Center was dedicated on Decem-
ber 17 )f that year.
Last year, at the December 17
progral n, Mr. A. Clark Stratton, As-
sistant Director of the National
Park S rvice, announced plans to
construct the First Flight Airport
near th base of Kill Devil Hill. The
Nation: tl Park Service, the Federal
Aviatioa Agency and the State of
North Carolina agreed jointly to
construct the Airport and to share
equally in its cost, estimated at ap-
proxim itely $120,000.
In late 1962, the Washington Sec-
tion of the Institute of Aerospace
Sciencc s, now known as the Ameri-
can In titute of Aeronautics and
Astron;.utics (AIAA), became in-
terestec in arranging for a full-
scale m :)del of the Wright Brothers
plane t) be constructed for display
in the Museum and Visitors Center
at Kill Devil Hill. Early in 1962,
the W tshington Section of AIAA
announced its plans for "Pro ect
60," the construction of the Z11-
scale r 1odel plane flown by the
Wright Brothers in 1903. The mod-
el was completed in time for the
1963 ct remony at Kitty Hawk.
In 1063, the Soaring Society of
America decided to have an ap-
propriate plaque sculptured, citing
the W -ight Brothers glider activ-
ities in the Kitty Hawk area. The
plaque was completed and pre-
sented an December 17. It will be
installe I outside the Museum and
Visitor ; Center.
The National Aeronautic Asso-
ciation sponsored the 1963 Kitty
Hawk program, in which 12 avia-
tion organizations cooperated.
Ralph Whitener, then NAA Ex-
ecutive Director, acted as General
Chairs- an and Coordinator. He led
the project to its successful con-
clusion
LT. COL. JOHN H. GLENN, JR., Project Mercury Astronaut, receives his official National Aero-
nautic Association record of his orbital flight on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Powered
flight at the Carolinian Hotel, Kitty Hawk Area, December 16, 1963, from Brig. Gen. Joseph P.
Adams, Senior Vice President of the National Aeronautic Association.
 DONALD W. DOUGLAS, SR., (left), Board Chairman and chief executive officer of the Douglas Aircraft Company, accepts the Wright Brothers Me-
morial Trophy from Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie acting for the National Aeronautic Association. The trophy is awarded annually for "significant public
service of enduring value to aviation in the United States."
Aero Club of Washington's
SPOTLIGHT ON DONALD DOUGLAS, SR.
Industry Leader Receives Wright Memorial Trophy
By Craig Lewis
Six decades of aviation progress
were honored by the Aero Club
of Washington during its Wright
Memorial Dinner on December 17.
As customary, the dinner was
the forum for presenting the
Wright Memorial Trophy, award-
ed every year to a representative of
the aviation industry "for signifi-
cant public service of enduring
value to aviation in the United
States."
Donald Douglas, Sr., board
chairman and chief executive of the
Douglas Aircraft Co., received the
Wright trophy. It was presented by
Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie,
USN (Ret.) in behalf of the Na-
tional Aeronautic Association,
which serves as custodian of the
trophy. Douglas was cited for his
distinguished service with govern-
ment in various capacities, together
with his many valuable contribu-
tions to the nation as engineer and
businessman.
Six aerospace pioneers were in-
troduced as symbols of each of the
six decades of aviation progress.
Major General Benjamin D. Fou-
lois, USAF (Ret.), who flew with
the Wrights, was related to the
pioneering first decade of avia-
tion with the beginning of military
flying.
Jerome Hunsaker, Department
of Aeronautics and Astronautics of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology, symbolized the start of in-
terest in the aeronautical sciences
and the establishment of the Na-
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Akron Chapter
HONORS ARLENE DAVIS
James Pyle Speaks at Wright Dinner
['he Akron Women's Chapter
paid tribute to Arlene Davis of
Cleveland at its annual Wright Day
Dinner, December 16, citing her
many years as a paladin of general
aviation. Mrs. C. A. Hulsemann
was the dinner chairman. Mrs. R. S.
Sheldon was publicity director.
The Club also honored Russell
S. Colley, known as the "Father
of the Space Suit." Mr. Colley is a
project engineer in the Aerospace
Division of the B. F. Goodrich
Company.
The Aero Club of Kansas City
joined the Akron Women's Chap-
ter in honoring Arlene Davis. Mrs.
William E. Brown, Akron Honor-
ary Life President, presented Kan-
sas City's Distinguished Service
Award to Mrs. Davis, who began
her flying career in the late 20's.
Mrs. Davis obtained her multi-
engine and instrument pilot ratings
and participated in many cross
country air races. She has made
both East and West crossings of
the Atlantic in her Beech Travel
Air. An NAA Officer and Director
for many years, she has been a lead-
er in NAA's education programs
and is now NAA's Representative
on the Board of the National Aero-
space Education Council.
James T. Pyle of Washington
made the feature address at the
Wright Dinner. Foreseeing prob-
lems now developing in the avia-
tion industry, Mr. Pyle suggested
that industry leaders should act
now to permit the continued
growth of U. S. Aeronautics.
Generally, he said, the industry
is suffering a continuing loss in the
number of active airports. Our air-
craft manufacturers are lagging in
the production of short-haul jets,
and too much emphasis now is be-
ing given space research, at the
cost of much needed advancement
in aeronautical research and de-
velopment.
Stating that he considered the
yearly crop of student pilots to be
inadequate, Mr. Pyle advocated a
Mary Br ,wn (left) presents to Arlene Davis
the Disti iguished Service Award of the Aero
Club of Kansas City.
survey of present pilot training
procec ures in an effort to make
trainin; more simple and less ex-
pensiv ;. We will continue to lose
both )rivate and municipal air-
ports 1 o housing and industrial de-
velopments, Pyle said, unless civic
author .ties act now to stop the
convex sion of essential airports to
other ases.
Mr. Pyle deplored the purchase
of foreign made short-haul jets and
urged that U. S. manufacturers ex-
pedite the development and pro-
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 FAMOUS AVIATION PERSONALITIES-J. L. Atwood, President of North American Aviation Inc.
(second from left) addresses the Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet after accepting an Elder
Statemen of Aviation Award on behalf of the late James "Dutch" Kindelberger, founder of
North American Aviation Inc. Other award recipients included Floyd B. Odium (left), founder
of Atlas Corp. involved in many aviation interests; and John K. Northrop (right), founder of
Northrop Corp. General James H. Doolittle (3rd from left), chairman of the banquet, made
the presentations.
AVIATION HUDDLE-Gen.
eral Curtis E. LeMay, Air
Force Chief of Staff, dis-
cusses the importance of
manned bombers and new
concepts for the future with
Actor Jimmy Stewart at the
60th anniversary of pow-
ered flight celebration in
Los Angeles. LeMay was
the keynote speaker at the
event.
GLIDER AND ROCKET PILOTS-Two famous pilots received Federation Aeronautique
Internationale awards at the Dec. 17 Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet in Los Angeles.
Paul F. Bikle (left), who received the Lilienthal Medal for glider records, talks to
J. L. Atwood, President of North American Aviation Inc., and Joseph A. Walker
(right), who received the De La Vaulx Medal for his high altitude records in the X?15.
The Timers Aero Club reached the
Annual Wright Day Dinner in the F
Lee Pitt of the Los Angeles Cham
President, coordinated the banquet
engineering, scientific, historical, n,
joined to make the event the largest
General James H. Doolittle, (US
event. NAA President William A.
Featured speaker was General Curti.
who was introduced by Brig. Gene
There was much interest in the v-.
to nationally and internationally-knc
a "Who's Who in Aviation." The av
and helicopter record certifications,
pilot achievements, aviation films, el
a special recognition award.
A "presidential" list representing
the event. Among those at the spe
President, General Dynamics Astron
dent, Douglas Aircraft Company; J. I
Aviation, Inc.; Daniel J. Haughton,
tion; L. A. Hyland, Vice President, F
President, Northrup Corporation; an(
Aircraft Corporation.
Military representatives included Li
15th Air Force; Brig. Gen. J. J. To]
Rear Adm. John E. Clark, Commanc
Recipients for the F.A.I. Film Festi,
dent, North American Aviation, Inc
Sonnichscn, President, Parachute Clu
Space Age"; and Jack L. Warner, F
for the "Spirit of St. Louis."
Mrs. Muriel Simbro, the world's
was given the Helms Athletic Found.,
of the Year," while Gold Wings A,'
presented to Lewis T. Vinson and A
Jack L. Warner also received a spf
aviation films produced by Warner B
Certificates also were awarded to
establishing new light helicopter speec
Eremea, who established nine world
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THE GREATER MIAMI
AVIATION ASSOCIATION
By Ken Benson
The Greater Miami Aviation As-
sociation is a unique organization.
It is unique in the fact, that to this
writer's knowledge there is no oth-
er community aviation organization
that has met every week consistent-
Iv for almost 37 years, (with the
two week exception each year dur-
ing Christmas and New Years), and
discussed aviation subjects and
problems. It is also unique, that be-
cause of its one track mind, it has
been able to accomplish so many
progressive things for this area in
the way of promotion of aviation
industry and airline headquarters,
that today the Miami International
Airport is recognized as "The Jet
Crossroads of the World."
Some twenty-five far-seeing busi-
ness men met back in 1927 and de-
cided to let the world know that
they had discovered among other
rhings, that the Miami area was go-
ing to become "The Playground of
the World." They recognized the
fact that this new method of trans-
portation, the airplane, was the best
way to get people here quickly and
give them more time in the sun.
l'herefore, they must have airports
to take care of the planes. They
chartered "The Greater Miami Air-
port Association" on July 28, 1927.
l'oday, some 37 years later, there
are over 30 airports of various sizes
in the Greater Miami area. In 1949
the organization changed its name
to the Greater Miami Aviation As-
sociation, to give a larger scope to
its activities. There is some discus-
sion now of a further change of the
name "Aviation" to "Aerospace,"
inasmuch as the industrial trend is
now in that direction.
Sponsored All American Air Maneuvers
To detail a history of the vari-
ous accomplishments of the organi-
zation, and the various individual
members, would probably end up
in being of book length. However,
one of the best known projects was
the some 20 All American Air Ma-
neuvers that the organization spon-
sored between 1929 and 1950. They
were discontinued during World
War 11. During that time over 2500
planes participated, either in the
events or on the Gulf Oil Company
Tours, when all gas and oil to and
from Miami used by private air-
planes was provided by the Gulf
Oil Company. This one project did
more good toward starting a lot of
private pilots in cross country fly-
ing than any other one event. Sec-
ondly, it brought a lot of people to
Miami who otherwise would never
have made the trip. Hotel rooms
were provided these Tour-Guests
at $1.00 a night. Banquets and avia-
tion balls were given in their honor.
After the Maneuvers, a Miami-Ha-
vana Air Cruise was held and two to
three days were spent there. The
Cuban' Courist Commission went all
out to make the stay a memorable
one. As high as 385 planes took part
in this :vent, and not one plane was
lost dui ing those years.
Othe - projects included bringing
the firs hangar to Miami and estab-
lishing a blimp base at Opalocka;
bringing the Coast Guard flying
rescue service to Dinner Key; Se-
lection of the site of the Home-
stead . fir Base by Capt. Earl S.
Hoag tnd R. V. Waters, recom-
mended to Air Corps and War De-
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Members of the Greater Miami Aviation Association met November
30 at Miami Beach during the December 2 NAA Board meeting.
 big leagues when it launched its 4th
'alladium at Los Angeles, December 17.
her of Commerce and a Timers Vice
attended by 1,600 persons. Nearly 40
:litary, flying and civic organizations
of its kind in West Coast history.
,,F, Ret.) was General Chairman of the
Ong acted as Master of Ceremonies.
s E. LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff,
ral Jimmy Stewart, USAF (Res.).
triety of awards which were presented
)wn dignitaries whose names read like
yards covered military, general aviation
parachute jumpers, rocket and glider
[der statesman of aviation scrolls, and
industry was one of the highlights of
akers table were James R. Dempsey,
autics; Donald W. Douglas, Jr., Presi-
Atwood, President, North American
President Lockheed Aircraft Corpora-
lughes Aircraft Company; Tom Jones,
I John V. Naish, Director, McDonnell
Gen. Archie J. Old, Jr., Commander,
son, Director of Army Aviation; and
ler, Pacific Missile Range.
,,al Trophies were J. L. Atwood, Presi-
for the "X-15 Story"; Darrell C.
.b of America, for the "Sport of the
'resident, Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.,
,hampion women's parachute jumper,
ition Award for the "Woman Athlete
`ards for 1,000 parachute jumps were
rthur O. Kiesow.
3cial recognition award for the many
rothers Pictures for the past 20 years.
Army Capt. Bertram G. Leach, for
1 records, and to civilian Pilot George
speed records in a Sabreliner.
March, 1964
HISTORICAL FLIGHT-NAA Record Certifications were presented to the crew of an Air Force
B-58 Hustler Bomber which broke world speed records in a Tokyo-to-London flight. Left to right
are Maj. Sidney J. Kubesch, A/C; Maj. John O. Barrett, NAA President William A. Ong, and
Capt. Gerald R. Williamson.
X-15 PILOT RECEIVES AWARD-Bill Ong
presents the F.A.I. De La Vaulx Medal to
Joseph A. Walker, X-15 pilot extraordi-
naire, before 1600 persons at the De-
cember 17th Wright Brothers Memorial
Banquet in Los Angeles.
FILM TROPHY WINNERS-(left to right) NAA President William A. Ong presented
the F.A.I. Film Festival Trophy winners to Darrell C. Sonnichsen, President of the
Parachute Club of America for the film "Sport of the Space Age," J. L. Atwood,
President of North American Aviation Inc., for the "X-15 Story," and to Jack Warner,
President of Warner Brothers Pictures, for the "Spirit of St. Louis."
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 EDWARD J. KING, JR., 1964 President, takes the microphone to open the 4th Annual Wrig t Day Dinner. At
his right is Admiral Robert B. Pirie and on his left Walter S. Gray, retiring President, and Vr llliam P. Lear, Sr.
KANSAS CITY HEARS ADMIRAL PIRIE
WILLIAM P. LEAR, SR., ON WRIGHT DAY PROGRAM
The Aero Club of Kansas City
sponsored its fourth annual Wright
Day Dinner on December 16, 1963
in the Ballroom of the Hotel Presi-
dent. The occasion marked the be-
ginning of the 10th year in the life
of the organization.
Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie,
USN, (Retd.) featured a program
which included a talk by William
P. Lear, Sr.
Admiral Pirie held the close at-
tention of his audience which filled
the big ballroom. In his address the
Admiral discussed various phases of
space, military, commercial and
general aviation. A lively question
and answer session followed the
conclusion of Admiral Pixie's ad-
dress. Most interrogations were an-
swered in the Admiral's customary
direct style. Questions dealing with
matters involving classified informa-
tion were handled smilingly by a
man whose many years of military
and diplomatic experience left his
would be interrogators far out in
left field.
In recognition of a lifetime of
service to the United States and to
the development of aviation, Ad-
miral Pirie was presented the Dis-
tinguished Service Award of the
Aero Club of Kansas City.
William P. Lear, Sr. last appeared
before the Aero Club in March,
1963. At that time, he told of his
plans for the development of the
Learjet, then in planning and mock-
up stages. In his present discussion
of the progress of the Learjet proj-
ect Mr. Lear again demonstrated
to an enthusiastic audience that he
is, as usual, capable of making good
his predictions. The Learjet pro-
gram is on schedule, the test flights
of the prototype have exceeded de-
sign specifications and production
airplanes are now on the line in the
new Wichita plant.
Good news to the aviation indus-
try was Lear's announcement that
Admiral Pirie in a pre-dinner discussion with President King (left), and Jack Mehornay,
Executive Vice President.
his c( mpany again is active in the
avion cs and auto pilot market. Lear
will sl tortly be in production on sev-
eral quipment items incorporating
sharp advances in design, perfor-
mane and weight saving..
Mr Lear extended an invitation
to hi audience to visit the Lear
plant at Wichita, where a complete
tour of the facility and its programs
would be made available.
W, lter S. Gray, retiring President
of th Aero Club, presided at the
dinne -, and Jack Mehornay was
Mast(r of Ceremonies.
Th,, new slate of officers and di-
recto ,s who will guide the Aero
Club in 1964 was installed, to take
office January 1. Edward J. King,
Jr. is ?resident, Jack Mehornay, Ex-
ecutil e Vice President and William
E. K(lley, Secretary-Treasurer. Di-
visior Vice Presidents are Grace
M. F arris, Lucien De Tar, Edgar
Smit} and Jack Jones.
Continued on page 20
A picture of enthusias is confidence, Bill Lear tells the audience
of the succe: tful development of the Learjet.
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Experts in the Realm of Flight
THE SOARING SOCIETY OF AMERICA
A modern sailplane or glider,
from a height of only a mile above
the earth, can glide to any point
within a 5,000 square mile area. The
pilot may elect to case down at a
sinking speed of 120 ft./min., taking
45 minutes to complete his descent;
or he may extend dive brakes and
descend at more than 10,000
ft./min., under full control.,
in half a minute. Using ther-
mal or other upcurrent
sources, flights in excess of
500 miles can be made. Glid-
ers equipped with oxygen
and insulation reach strato-
spheric heights; the present
world altitude record is
46,303 feet above sea level,
held by Paul F. Biklc of
Lancaster, California. U. S.
pilots hold many other
world gliding records in al-
titude, distance and speed
categories, and have done
well in world competition.
The foundation for the
notable record and compet-
itive showings of our pilots
is a strong and growing
level of general gliding ac-
tivity throughout the U. S.
Each year finds an increase
in the number and quality
of flying equipment, the
number of gliding clubs,
the number of first-rate
competitions, and the qual-
ity and availability of in-
struction.
Fast Growing .SSA
By William S. Ivans
and active board of 20 directors
elected by membership on a regional
basis for three year terms, plus six
directors-at-large elected each year
by the board to serve one year
terms. Officers are elected by the
board, serving one year terms. All
policy matters are decided by vote
descriptions of particularly
interesting or significant
flights, summaries of com-
petition results, editorial
matter, reports of commit-
tees, letters to the edi-
tor, and advertising from
individuals and organiza-
tions. A high level of photo-
graphic and other illustra-
tive material gives visual
appeal to the magazine; the
graceful, long-winged sail-
plane is a splendid subject
for the expert photograph-
er.
A long range task of the
SSA is the publication of the
American Soaring Hand-
book, which will provide
chapters dealing with sub-
jects of common interest to
soaring people: Airplane
Tow, Instruments and Oxy-
gen, Training, and Cross-
Country and Wave Soaring
are chapters now available
at nominal cost; others are
in preparation. This has
WILLIAM S. IVANS, President of the Soaring Society of America, Inc. been a notably successful
Mr. (vans lives in La Jolla, California, and is serving his second term service of the SSA: several
Closely linked with the growth
of gliding is the growth of its na-
tional organization, the Soaring So-
ciety of America, which is a Divi-
sion of the NAA and its agent in
matters relating to FAI gliding ac-
tivities such as contest sanctions,
record homologation, gliding badge
issuance, world championship team
selection and equipage, and repre-
sentation on the World Gliding
Committee.
The Soaring Society of America,
or SSA, now has some 3 500 active
members. It is governed by a strong
as SSA President. chapters are in their third
of this 26 man board, which normal- printing, and one very important
ly meets twice a year. Most board customer, the FFA, has purchased
members are also members of, or several hundred copies for distribu-
chairmen of, the various committees Lion to regional offices as reference
of the Society. Officers and direct- material.
ors serve without pay, and without Working Committees
reimbursement of expenses. Much of the work of the SSA is
The SSA maintains a small per- done by committees of highly moti-
manent staff, with headquarters in vated, competent members who
Santa Monica, California, under the serve because there is a job to be
direction of Executive Secretary done. This committee work in-
Lloyd Licher. Lloyd and his wife, eludes drafting and revision of com-
Rose Marie, are both experienced petition rules; preliminary homol-
soaring pilots and both are aeronau- ogation of record claims; issuance
tical engineering graduates of the of soaring badges, supervision of
Massachusetts Institute of Technol- elections; solicitation of sponsors for
ogy. Continued on page 20
A major task of the staff is the
publication of a monthly magazine,
Soaring, which is sent to all mem-
bers and to subscribers; about 5000
copies are printed each month. Con-
tent of Soaring reflects the objec-
tives and activities of the Society:
There are instructional articles,
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Laboratory of Aviation Education -the
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS
JOHN WORTH, Executive Director of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics. Mr. Worth's
home is in Alexandria, Virginia.
What NAA is to full scale avia-
tion, the Academy of Model Aero-
nautics is to model aviation. AMA
until recently has concentrated on
model flying activities, but currently
developing programs involving scale
models of NASA spacecraft and also
historical aircraft for the Smith-
sonian Institution indicates an ex-
pansion of interest. AMA modelers
build unpowered and powered
models; the latter including gas en-
gines, rubber motors, pulse jets and
rockets. Models are flown free flight
_-both indoors and outdoors-and
also by means of control line (teth-
ered) or radio control. In short,
AMA modeling brackets all types in
the full scale spectrum.
20,000 Members
AMA's organization is much like
NAA's and it operates along similar
lines. It has, however, progressed
more rapidly due to the demands of
a membership which has grown to
over 20,000. To service such a
membership, AMA has had to learn
many lessons quickly and has sur-
vived many crises along the road.
Such experience has matured AMA
and is the basis for optimistic
By John Worth
anticipation of still greater
growth in the immediate fu-
ture.
Operating under NAA's
delegated authority as the of-
ficial U. S. governing body for
model aeronautics, AMA last
year sanctioned over 800 mod-
el competitions, involving con-
siderable contest coordination
and Contest Board activity.
There are 33 members on the
AMA Contest Board and 14
Contest Coordinators-all vol-
untary officers serving with
dedication and without salary.
In fact, there are over 150
such volunteer officers in
AMA! On special committees,
the Contest Board, advisory
groups, the Executive Council
(equivalent to the NAA Board
of Directors), these officers
have operated effectively de-
spite handicaps of nationwide
distribution and the necessity
for doing most business by mail. A
small but effective HQ staff of less
than ten people has provided the
direction and coordination which
has kept this vast machinery func-
tioning.
In International Competition
AMA operates two major pro-
grams on top of its many lesser
services. One is an annual National
Championships which provides the
incentive for gathering together
each year the foremost modelers of
the U.S. (and several other coun-
tries). The meets are week long af-
fairs and since 1947 have been host-
ed by the U.S. Navy. These meets
consistently attract over a thou-
sand contestants and a quarter of a
million spectators! This proved
drawing power indicates that pub-
lic interest in aviation is not dead-
it merely needs to be promoted
properly to bring it out into the
open.
The second major program cov-
ers the participation of U.S. model-
ers in international competition.
From an uncertain status in the
early '50's, this program has bene-
fited greatly by NAA provided
overseas transportation, and has
grown steadily. Last year the U.S.
won the Radio Controlled Model
World Championships for the third
time it a row, taking 1st, 3rd and
5th ph ces, plus the Teams cham-
pionshi :).
The program continues at home
also, in the form of world record
attemp s. Last year we established
new world marks in altitude and
speed. 4MA Vice President May-
nard Fill flew his radio controlled
model o 13,320 feet, aided by U.S.
Navy r idar and optical guidance; at
the sam e record trials another AMA
membe - flew his radio controlled
model to a new speed record of
126.9 riph (that's just over 3 sec-
onds ea 2h way through a 200 meter
low lei el course!).
Sponsor Cooperation Needed
In sp to of such achievements, far
too mai ty people, including many in
aviatior, still think of model air-
planes is toys. The toy label has
severeh restricted the appreciation
of mod :l flying as a sport. Yet, over
10,000 AMA members are. adults
and ovc r 900 of these are our Lead-
er men hers, recognized specifical-
ly by AMA for positions of and
contrib itions to scientific leader-
ship.
Because of the technical back-
ground and incentives that model
aeronat tics provides, AMA is seek-
ing the incorporation of model pro-
grams iii our educational system and
the acc aptance on Main Street of
the des rability of promoting local
model , ctivities. Significant also are
the mo -al values involved-AMA's
member ship has an outstandingly
low pe -tentage of juvenile delin-
quents.
AMA looks to NAA for support
in this phase of interest. While
AMA I as done well on its own to
promot : model aviation, it has not
had the support of full scale aviation
interest! in general. Yet there are
many I enefits to be derived from
joint elI orts of full scale and model
aviation groups. Just as the Navy
has fou -td that modeling provides
substani ial public drawing power,
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local airport operators or regional
aviation organizations may find a
similar experience rewarding in the
promotion of an aviation-oriented
public program.
Sponsorship of model air shows
in the form of trophies or financial
assistance, and the providing of
public relations type press agentry
are the two most needed aids to
modelers. But on showmanship,
competition organization, officiating
and enthusiasm, modelers can hold
their own. Given a flying site such
as the local airport, plus the type of
help mentioned, model flyers will
put on a tremendously satisfying
performance.
AMA Headquarters can supply
interested people with further in-
formation and contacts in local are-
as. AMA also has various terms of
membership for patrons, boosters
and corporates, in addition to gen-
eral memberships in Open (over
21), Senior (from 16 to 21) and
Junior (under 16) categories at
$6.00, $4.50, and $3.00 each, per
year. Included are personal injury
and property damage insurance and
a subscription to AMA's monthly
magazine. Find out more by writing
to: A.M.A., 1025 Connecticut Ave.,
N. W., Washington 6, D. C.
Spotlight on
Donald Douglas, Sr.
Continued from page 9
tional Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, now the National
Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion.
The third decade saw the advent
of the role of aircraft in transpor-
tation and commerce, including the
beginning of regularly scheduled
commercial service. C. E. Wool-
man, president and general man-
ager, Delta Air Lines, represented
that period.
Donald Douglas, already recog-
nized as the 1963 Wright trophy
winner, was introduced as symbol-
ic of a most significant decade of
aircraft desiun and one in which
American aviation responded to the
staggering demands of World
War II.
The fifth decade of aviation
progress was noteworthy for the
development of American air pow-
er, when the airplane became the
prime tool of the armed forces.
Colonel Francis Gabriski was in-
troduced as symbol of the 1943-53
period.
The technological advances of
the preceding five decades led to
the breakthrough into space dur-
ing the sixth decade, for which
Commander Alan B. Shepherd,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, was cited.
Those honored as "symbols" of
the first 60 years of aviation prog-
ress took their bows from the head
table. Other head table guests were:
The Honorable Alan S. Boyd,
Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board;
William J. Coughlin, President,
Aviation/Space Writers Associa-
tion; Emory L. Cox, President, Air-
port Operators Council, Inc.; H.
Webster Crum, Chairman, General
Aviation Council; T. H. Davis,
Chairman of the Board, Association
of Local Transport Airlines; E. Jo-
seph Finan, Aero Club Scholarship
Winner; Lieutenant General Har-
old W. Grant, Deputy Adminis-
trator, Federal Aviation Agency;
Karl G. Harr, Jr., President, Aero-
space Industries Association of
America; The Honorable Oren
Harris, House of Representatives;
J. B. Hartranft, Jr., President and
General Manager, Aircraft Own-
ers and Pilots Association; Lieu-
tenant General Charles H. Hayes,
Assistant Commandant, United
States Marine Corps; Stanley Hil-
ler, Jr., President, The American
Helicopter Society, Inc.; The
Honorable Philip S. Hopkins, Di-
rector, National Air Museum.
Also introduced from the head
table were: S. Wade Marr, Presi-
dent, Kill Devil Hills Memorial So-
ciety; The Honorable Clarence D.
Martin, Jr., Under Secretary of
Commerce for Transportation; Ad-
miral David L. McDonald, Chief
of Naval Operations; General Wil-
liam F. McKee, Vice Chief of Staff,
United States Air Force; The Hon-
orable George P. Miller, House of
Representatives; The Honorable
A. S. Mike Monroney, United
States Senate; Vice Admiral Robert
B. Pirie, USN (Ret.), Board of Di-
rectors, National Aeronautic Asso-
ciation; Admiral Edwin J. Roland,
Commandant, United States Coast
Guard; Major General Robert P.
Taylor, Chief of Chaplains, United
States Air Force; Stuart G. Tipton,
President, Air Transport Associa-
tion; The Honorable James E.
Webb, Administrator, National
Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion; General Earle G. Wheeler,
Chief of Staff, United States Army;
John H. Winant, President, Nation-
al Business Aircraft Association,
Inc.; The Honorable Eugene M.
Zuckert, Secretary of the Air Force;
The Honorable John Bell Wil-
liams, House of Representatives;
and Major General Lucas V. Beau,
USAF (Ret.), President of Aero
Club of Washington.
Rep. Williams was toastmaster
for the occasion. An active pilot,
he is chairman of the House Trans-
portation and Aeronautics Subcom-
mittee and president of the Con-
gressional Flying Club. Major Gen-
eral Beau, in his capacity as presi-
dent of the Aero Club of Wash-
ington, presided at the dinner cere-
monies.
In addition to sponsoring the an-
nual Wright Memorial Dinner, the
Aero Club of Washington, found-
ed in 1909, fosters and promotes
interest in the science of aeronau-
tics in general. Toward this end,
it provides scholarships for out-
standing students, co-sponsors a
model air show, and conducts a
year-long series of luncheons at
which leading aviation figures ad-
dress the membership. The annual
highlight of the program is the
Wright Memorial Dinner.
The 1963 dinner was generally
considered to have been among the
most successful in the club's 55-
year history. George W. Fey, Si-
korsky Aircraft Division of the
United Aircraft Corp., was chair-
man of the Wright Memorial Din-
ner Committee.
Calendar
April 6-7-22nd Annual Meeting, Na-
tional Aerospace Services Association,
International Inn, Washington, D. C.
May 28-June 1 - Mid-Atlantic Regional
Soaring Competition, Westminster,
Maryland, Airport.
June 11-13-15th National Maintenance
& Operations Meeting, Reading Mu-
nicipal Airport, Reading, Pennsylvania.
June 30-July 9-31st Annual U. S. Na-
tional Soaring Championships, McCook
State Airport, 8 mi. N. of McCook,
Nebraska.
August 15-16 - AMA Midwest Regional
Championships, Richards Gebaur Air
Force Base, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Pilots Old and New-
KEEP THE ANTIQUES FLYING
By Bob Taylor, President Antique Airplane Association
Ten years ago when this motto "Keep
the Antiques Flying" was first made the
slogan of the infant Antique Airplane
Association, very few antiques or even
classic aircraft were still airworthy. A
few scattered enthusiasts and die-hards
maintained and flew their beloved ma-
chines in their own local areas. Old air-
craft were unwelcome at many airports
and those who flew them were consid-
ered somewhat of a mental case. When
these scattered and scant buffs were
united into an association the picture
changed, not overnight nor without trial
and tribulation. Today the AAA has a
modest membership of 2500 members
working together not only to preserve,
but to keep antique and classic aircraft airworthy. Many
other members still without aircraft to restore are seek-
ing them out and finding them in some exotic places
like Alaska and Mexico, as well as right next door where
they may have been stored for many years. The air-
craft now flying and those yet to be restored will pro-
vide their owners with many hours of safe and sane
flying, despite the few critics that still prefer to look
only forward and not back in aviation.
20 AAA Chapters
The AAA now has twenty Regional Chapters scat-
tered throughout the United States. These Chapters
provide local activities and help keep interest high
throughout the year. Unique in the AAA is what is
known as a "Type Club." This is a group of members
with a specialized interest in a certain make of aircraft.
For instance, those owning or wanting to own aircraft
like a Waco, Fairchild, Fleet or Travelair, to name a
few, have their own organized club mainly on a corre-
spondence basis. At the National AAA FLY-IN they
convene and enjoy their own particular types of air-
craft. The National Waco Club had 27 Wacos on the
line at the 1963 FLY-IN. How long has it been since
you saw that many Wacos in one line on one airport?
These "Type Clubs" help round out the communi-
cation between those who have specific needs with
their old aircraft. The AAA acts as a clearing house
of information on all types of aircraft as well. The
AAA publishes its own News monthly which is full of
photos and information on all phases of antique and
classic airplane activity.
A beautiful example of restoration -the Warner pow-
ered Bird flown by Norm Wolf at 1963 AAA Fly-In.
In 1954 the first AAA FLY-IN and convention was
held at Ottumwa, Iowa aid a grand total of five an-
tiques and seventy-five members attended. In 1963 at
the same site the AAA he sted a FLY-IN that had 152
antique and classic aircraf - on the line. Over six hun-
dred modern aircraft also attended.
The AAA maintains it- National Headquarters on
the Ottumwa Municipal lirport. Within its building
there a museum has been established with engines, art
and relics on display. An viation library of significant
size has also been foundec.
Why should anyone b,. interested in owning and
flying an old airplane? With airline pilots, doctors,
lawyers, many military pilots, mechanics and almost
any profession represented its hard to pinpoint any one
reason. With some it's the return to simple basic flying
by the seat of your pants With others it's the desire
to recreate an era we reca] I but missed being a part of.
Others get their satisfactioi i in fine workmanship which
is so evident in the antique airplanes seen today. What-
ever it is the antique mo ement has arrived and the
supply of restorable aircra `t seems to grow rather than
diminish.
The designers and build ors of the twenties and thir-
ties knew their business and with the AAA to guide
and encourage such activity we can expect to see them
in the air for many more ;olden years.
If you are interested in the Antique Airplane Asso-
ciations send $1.00 for membership details and two
recent copies of the AAA News to Antique Airplane
Association, Route 5, Municipal Airport, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
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ON THE HORIZON
Compulsory Aircraft Insurance?
By Clyde Barnett
Compulsory purchase of PL&PD
insurance is a constantly increasing
threat to the welfare of General
Aviation. Although a very high per-
centage of owners carry adequate
insurance, there is always with us
the small number of owners who do
not. And statistically these prove to
be the ones who end up doing dam-
age with an airplane. This results in
an increasing political hue and cry
for compulsory coverage.
Obviously, if the insurance com-
panies are going to be forced to
carry all owners they will likewise
be forced to raise the rates con-
siderably above current levels. The
"assigned risk" experience of the
companies in those states with
compulsory auto insurance cer-
tainly demonstrates and proves this
point. All owners experienced a
doubling and in some cases a trip-
ling of the cost of insurance pro-
tection.
The only possible way to escape
this result is for the aviation group
itself to face up to the problem and
go the "preventative maintenance"
route. Instead of sitting back doing
nothing until individual state legis-
latures get disturbed enough to lash
out in anger and come up with the
"easy" answer ... compulsory in-
surance!
We must take the lead ourselves
and offer legislation that will ade-
quately answer the problem and yet
CLYDE BARNETT, Director, California State
Aeronautics Department, and a Director of the
National Aeronautic Association.
be so designed that we can still live
with and afford the result. We must
accept the principle of financial re-
sponsibility to the public over
whose heads and property we fly.
The automobile people have now
pioneered the way for us in some
states. The basic concept is that
although insurance is not manda-
tory, if you have an accident you
must come up with proof of ability
to absorb the damage costs: i.e., cash
deposit, a bond, or a policy. Failing
this, you lose your operating priv-
ileges in that state. This eliminates
the high percentage of chronic, ir-
responsible pilots, covers most ac-
cidents, reassures the public and
most important ... it puts a low on
the books that fills the void and
generally serves as an excellent
piece of preventative maintenance
to forestall compulsory insurance.
Most importantly, it does not force
the insurance companies into "as-
signed risks" and we thereby escape
the forced increase in rates, which
in turn aids in keeping down the
cost of owning and operating an
airplane.
It is currently possible to insure
a light aircraft for a minimum
Property Damage and Public Lia-
bility for under $50! Let's keep it
that way. We must recognize that
getting the youngsters into air-
craft ownership is our future and
only by keeping the initial exper-
ience costs within their reach do
we have a future. Only four or five
states have done the job along these
lines. It is a legislative problem and
only the states can do the necessary
things. The only unfortunate aspect
of this type of procedure is that to
make it work, it will require some
kind of "Identification" registration
and this will cost a dollar or so to
accomplish. However, this seems a
small price to pay to avoid runaway
insurance costs as experienced by
the automobile owner where com-
pulsory insurance was considered
the only expedient solution.
Incidentally, there arc many fall-
out benefits of such a local registra-
tion in spite of its seeming duplica-
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FRANCES NOLDE HEADS 1964 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Frances W. Nolde has been
named Chairman of NAA's 1964
Membership Committee. She is
Vice President of the Eastern
Region.
Committee members include
General William K. Martin and
Major William Taylor, USAF, Jo-
seph W. Adams, Edward S. Swee-
ney, James T. Pyle and Donald
Webster, a past President of NAA.
The Committee met on January 22
with Executive Director Giblo and
drew initial plans for an extensive
membership drive in 1964. Particu-
lar attention will be given to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces on both
domestic and foreign bases.
Until 1962 Mrs. Nolde was
NAA's representative on the Tour-
ing and Sporting Aviation Commit-
tee of the FAI. She was nominated
for the FAI Paul Tissandier Diplo-
ma and received the award at the
FAI General Conference in Athens
in 1962. Mrs. Nolde flies a Navion.
Her home is at 1532 29th Street,
N.W., Washington 7, D. C.
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Continued from page 19
tion of Federal records. You will
then have some facts to back up
other types of aviation problems,
such as the dollar value of your
state fleet, number and types of
equipment, etc. All of this data
would be invaluable when selling
investment in airports and new fa-
cilities. We must remember that we
are using the PUBLIC'S air only
permissably and when we become
a problem, they turn to strict regu-
lation quickly and without much
regard for our welfare.
Individual legislators are always
looking for legitimate "voids" in the
law and a handful of complaints can
quickly produce a bill that is tough,
if not impossible, to fight. Pilots
of all people, should understand
"Preventative maintenance."
The Greater Miami
Aviation Association
Continued from page 11
partment and to Dade County
Commissioners; and advocating the
creation of a Citizens Aviation Ad-
visory Board to aid the Dade Coun-
ty Port Authority.
In 1961 The Wright Brothers
Medal Award was inaugurated, to
be presented each year on Decem-
ber 17, the anniversary of the first
flight of the Wright Brothers. In
1961 the medal was awarded to
John Paul Riddle; in 1962 to Cap-
tain Dick Merrill, and in 1963 to Dr.
Donald W. Smith. One of the con-
ditions of the award is that the re-
cipient must have contributed to
the development of aviation in this
area for a period of twenty years
or more. In 1962 the Brig. Gen.
Frank P. Lahm Medal Award was
set up to recognize the contributions
of an outstanding officer at Home-
stead Air Force Base each year. In
1962 it was awarded to Brig. Gen.
John B. McPherson, 823rd Air Di-
vision Commander SAC. In 1963
the award went to Col. Frank J.
Collins, Commander, 31st Tactical
Fighter Wing. It would take several
pages to outline the backgrounds
of these officers. The competition
on this award is rugged to say the
least.
Annual Wright Day Dinner
Each year the GMAA has an an-
nual banquet. Starting in 1963, it
has been set for December 17 each
year, except when that date should
fall on a Sunday. It is called The
Wright Brothers Dinner, to tie in
with NAA and the rest of the coun-
try. Last December some 200 guests
attended the first of these dinners.
Two guest speakers were on the
agenda. The Hon. George E.
Fouch, Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Defense gave a very comprehen-
sive report on "Progress In The
DOD Cost Reduction Program."
Brig. General Wilbur W. Aring,
Commander, Third Air Force Re-
serve Region CONAC, related the
history of "Silver Wings" the fifty
years since the awarding of the first
silver wings to a military aviator in
1913.
One of the main projects now in
the works for GMAA is the raising
of $50,000 for an Aviation Educa-
tion Foundation, to help further
proper training to deserving stu-
dents unable to complete higher ed-
ucation due to lack of finances; and
to help the Civil Air Patrol and
other similar organizations in furth-
ering their aviation and aerospace
knowledge.
Membership in GMAA is open
to anyone in the United States who
is interested in seeing this area con-
tinue its aerospace growth. We are
proud of the fact that some 56,000
persons are employed in the avia-
tion industry here and earn over
200 million dollars annually. We as
an organization salute the pioneers
of yesterday, the ones who have
built this area, and those of NAA
who have done so much elsewhere.
However we think the future holds
much more, and we are looking for-
ward to the flights on the paths of
space.
Kansas City
Hears Admiral Pirie
Continued from page 14
New Directors elected to the
Aero Club of Kansas City Board are
Garratt Holland, Orville E. Kuhl-
man, E. W. McGrade, William
Mauer, Frank Otey and Leonard
Ohlhauser. Chairman of the Board
is retiring President Walter S. Gray.
Admiral Pirie flew to Kansas
City direct from Europe, and im-
mediately after dinner was flown
East by Mr. Lear in his Learstar.
The Scaring Society
of Am erica
Continue. from page 15
the anm al National Championships,
selectior and equipage of teams to
take par: in World Championships;
general supervision of all SSA pub-
lications and solicitation of authors
for special tasks such as writing
chapters of the Handbook; promo-
tion of : uembership in the Society;
administ ring the numerous annual
and spe, ial awards; gathering and
dissemin iting information on acci-
dents; n aintaining and adding to a
large re; ital stock of soaring films,
conduct ng technical and scientific
research s and publishing results;
maintaining a close liaison. with
FFA or glider pilot and aircraft
certifica ion, air traffic control and
other vi:al issues; and many other
tasks wr ich reflect the aims of SSA
and the willingness of its members
to help advance their sport.
The SSA operates on a balanced
budget, ,ith most of its income de-
rived from annual membership
dues, pr sently $10 per year. New
member: are most welcome! For
information on membership, or for
brochur, material, write SSA, P. O.
Box 66011, Los Angeles, California
90066.
Long Beach Organizes
The Lo g Beach Aero Club soon
will be fc rmally chartered as a Chap-
ter of tF e National Aeronautic As-
sociation, following a preliminary
meeting called by State Aeronau-
tics Dire .tor Clyde Barnett at Long
Beach ol. January 15.
Bob Blodgett of Air Oasis on
LGB acl ,ed as temporary chairman
of the fc rming group. Present were
Lee Craig, Aerospace Editor of the
Long B(ach Press Telegram, Long
Beach Airport Manager Nick Dal-
las, Stan [)illatush and Bob Boone of
the FAA;, Leo Yoder of Aircraft
Sales and Brokerage, and Bert Eld-
ridge of Air Oasis.
The 1 ounding group will pro-
ceed to -)rganize the original. char-
ter men hers and the first formal
meeting of the organization will be
held in t e near future.
NAA ?resident Bill Ong was pres-
ent at th meeting, held in a private
dining r jom at Long Beach Air-
port.
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Whirly-Girls ty-Nines and their aviation friends. to 400 horse power. Only daylight
1, C4 "MITI KI" '11 b d
in ATM? or "contact" weather
in
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wi c use
fl
Tony Page, blond bombshell of
Cross Country News, is the latest
addition to the ranks of the Whirly-
Girls, an international organization
of women helicopter pilots. She now
appears as No. 67 in the member-
ship roster. Her helicopter rating
climaxes a long and distinguished
career in aviation for Tony Page.
She is a member of the Aviation
Space Writers Association and re-
ceived the James J. Strebig Memo-
rial Trophy in 1962 for "Meritor-
ious Reporting of Aviation/Space
Activities." She has been twice
named recipient of the Sherman
Fairchild International Air Safety
Writing Award.
Named Woman of the Year in
1960 by the Women's National
Aeronautical Association, Tony is
a member of the Ninety-Nines, Inc.,
the Texas Private Fliers Association,
The American Helicopter Society
and is a member of the Advisory
Council of the Texas Aeronautics
Commission.
During her training, Tony flew
the Bell-47G2, and the Hughes-
269A and received her private rat-
ing on a Brantly B-2 helicopter on
December 30, 1963 at Sam Hughs-
ton's school in Fort Worth, Texas.
Getting her rating and Whirly-
Girl No. 66 just a month before
Tony was Mrs. Gay D. Maher of
Marlton, New Jersey. She is a flight
instructor at the Flying W Ranch
in Medford, New Jersey and re-
ceived her commercial and flight
instructor helicopter ratings on a
Brantly B-2B helicopter based at the
factory in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Immediately after passing her flight
tests Mrs. Maher took delivery of
the Flying W's new Brantly. She
flew the chopper from Oklahoma
to New Jersey, the first woman
ever to have flown a helicopter solo
from west to east, according to the
Whirly-Girls.
A Goal Achieved
The Ninety-Nines, Inc., brought a
difficult project to successful con-
clusion with the loading of a Piper
Colt aboard a freighter which would
deliver the airplane to Korea. The
Project, called "Colt for Kim .. .
and the Women of Korea" in-
volved paying for the airplane with
green stamps obtained by the Nine-
-
by Capt. Kyung 0 Kim to train the
members of the Korean Womcns
Aviation Club, composed of approx-
imately 200 college students and
high school graduates who were
screened from 2,000 applicants.
The printed invitation to the ac-
ceptance ceremony at Seoul airport
paid this tribute to the Nincty-
Nines: "Another symbol of Ameri-
can-Korean friendship has arrived.
The Ninety-Nines, Inc., interna-
tional organization of women pi-
lots of the United States of America,
has presented an airplane to Capt.
Kyung 0 Kim, ROK Air Force Re-
serve, as a token of love. This plane
will be used to train women in
Korea to fly."
Akron Chapter
Honors Arlene Davis
Continued from page 10
duction of their own designs.
Speaking critically of the pres-
ent air traffic control system, Pyle
said, "It is far too complicated. Our
manufacturers arc striving for too
much sophistication in aircraft de-
sign."
In 1956, Mr. Pyle became the
Deputy Administrator of CAA and
was appointed Administrator in
1958. He became Deputy Admin-
istrator of FAA in 1959. Presently,
he is Vice President of General
Precision, Inc. Mr. Pyle began his
active flying career with Pan
American World Airways in 1935.
He was Assistant Vice President
when he left the company in 1946.
He keeps his Pilot Certificate cur-
rent, holds an ATR rating and has
logged more than 12,000 hours.
Powder Puff Derby
The 18th Annual Powder Puff
Derby, the Ninety-Nines All-Wom-
an Transcontinental Air Race, will
start July 4, 1964 from the Fresno
Air Terminal, Fresno, California,
and finish at a deadline of noon,
July 8, at Atlantic, City, New
Jersey. More than 80 women pilots
are expected to compete over the
2,573 mile course for a share in the
total cash purse of $3,000 and
numerous trophies.
The event is open to all qualified
women pilots flying stock model
aircraft, single or multi engine, 145
y
g
as defined by the F.A.A. is permit-
ted. Winners are determined on a
handicap basis computed from es-
tablished "par speeds" for each make
and model of aircraft.
Nine airports have been officially
designated as refueling and over-
night stops. They are Las Vegas,
Nev., Winslow, Ariz., Albuquerque,
N. M., Amarillo, Texas, Oklahoma
City, Fayetteville, Ark., Cape Gir-
ardeau, Mo., Lexington, Ky. and
Morgantown, Va. In Atlantic City
the planes will land at the F.A.A.s
National Aviation Facilities Experi-
mental Center. Race headquarters
are the Hacienda Motel in Fresno
and the Dennis Hotel in Atlantic
City.
Complete information may be
obtained from either Kay A. Brick,
Race Chairman, Teterboro Airport,
Teterboro, New Jersey, or Bar-
bara London, Vice Chairman, at
551 Margo Avenue, Long Beach
14, California.
AWIAR to Mexico
Virginia Britt, General Chairman
of the All Women's International
Air Race, has announced details of
the 1964 event.
The starting point is Monterrey,
Mexico. Contestants will depart
Monterrey on May 11 for the finish
line at Gainesville, Florida which
must be reached by 5:00 p.m., May
13. The Victor Awards Banquet is
scheduled for the evening of May
15.
Leaving Monterrey the pilots will
clear at McAllen, Texas, then pro-
ceed on course to Austin and Tyler,
Texas, Jackson, Mississippi and
Montgomery, Alabama to Gaines-
ville.
The race is open to licensed wom-
en pilots with pilot-in-command
flights of over 350 miles, and 1954
and later model non-supercharged,
stock aircraft of 100 HP and above.
The entry fee is $40.
Pilots will vie for individual tro-
phies and a cash prize of $2,500
divided among the six top finishers.
Entries open March 15 and close
April 15.
Further information may be had
from Virginia Britt, 114 S. E. 15th
Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
33316.
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Cessna's New 310 I Announced
Cessna Aircraft Company says its
popular twin-engine executive
Model 310 I for 1964 has a long
list of new features for greater all-
around utility including "wing
lockers" for additional luggage
space and will sell for the same
price as the 1963 model, $62,950 faf
Wichita.
Company officials pointed out the
new model offers the best all-around
package for versatility on the mar-
ket today. "The 310 I is a com-
plete package designed to fulfill
many needs. It's ideally suited for
instrument or visual flight, short or
long cross country trips and can
operate efficiently from short rough
fields or long paved runways," ac-
cording to Frank Martin, Cessna's
vice-president of commercial air-
craft marketing.
In addition to having the largest
cabin in its class, the usefulness of
the 310 I's cabin area has been fur-
ther enhanced with the addition of
"wing lockers" in the engine na-
celles and increasing the aft cg limit
which has resulted in removing all
electronics installations from the
cabin area.
The new lockers will accommo-
date a variety of luggage including
two-suiters, overnight cases and
miscellaneous articles weighing up
to 240 pounds. This provides the
310 I with total luggage capacity of
600 pounds, and permits greater
loading flexibility, while freeing the
cabin area for items normally need-
ed in flight or overflow baggage.
Located on the aircraft's cg, the
lockers have no effect on take-off,
flight or landing characteristics re-
gardless of how the weight is dis-
tributed in either of the two com-
partments.
Exhausts have been routed into
new "thrust tubes" located under
the wing which provide additional
cooling, extra thrust and reduces
cabin sound level. Extended engine
access doors for easier serviceability
also have been incorporated in the
new nacelles.
Flight and landing characteristics
of the 310 I have been improved
with a new control system, making
the 31) I easier to fly and land.
A n .-w wing de-ice system oper-
ated b y either of the two vacuum
pumps provides for continuous op-
eratior and is available as optional
equips lent.
Red iced service costs have been
achiev ;d with a new optional Cess-
na-Cra fted oil filter which doubles
the tine between oil changes, easier
access to cabin speakers and anten-
nas ar d the addition of a tunnel
along he left side of the cabin wall
for ea: ier access to electronics and
system; wiring.
Additional features include extra
panel qpace for center mounting of
electro nics equipment, new optional
anti-pr ?cipitation antenna for static
free A DF reception, new control
wheel with built-in rheostatically
contro led map light and additional
aft travel of pilot and front pas-
senger seat for easier entry and exit.
Nev 80-inch lightweight propel-
lers, e:.ch six pounds lighter than
previo is models, have a lower pitch
angle hat improves starting char-
acteris ics. Other features include
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new push-button starters, individual
magneto switches and new color
coded flap indicator showing flap
extension speeds for instant reading.
The 310 I is available in a new
three-color exterior paint design in
a choice of 12 combinations. In-
teriors may be selected in four com-
binations of vinyl and nylon fabrics
with interlaced silver and gold me-
tallic threads. Standard seating in-
cludes two individual front seats
and a luxurious two or three pas-
senger reclining rear scat. Three
other optional seating arrangements
for four, five or six persons are
available.
A total of 2,000 Model 310's have
been built since Cessna introduced
the first model in late 1954. More
than 1,800 commercial customers
have purchased 310's while the Air
Force has taken delivery of 195 for
administrative and personnel trans-
portation.
Air Force 310's have logged more
than 700,000 hours of flight time
and have one of the highest utiliza-
tion rates and lowest maintenance
costs of any aircraft in USAF in-
ventory. Designated U-3A's and U-
3B's, these aircraft have averaged
more than 60 hours per airplane per
month since delivery.
San Francisco Elects
At its annual meeting the San
Francisco Bay Area Chapter of
National Aeronautic Association
elected Raymond P. Bartlett, Presi-
dent, succeeding James L. Cock-
burn, Jr. Mr. Bartlett is with the
Standard Oil Company at 320 Mar-
ket Street in San Francisco.
First Vice President is John G.
Maggi of 295 W. 141st Street, San
Leandro. Eugene M. Barbero was
named Second Vice President. He
is with the Shell Oil Company at
100 Bush Street in San Francisco.
George II. Penny was re-elected
Secretary. He lives at 2431 Yorba
Street. Guarding the Treasury is
R. J. Jones, also with the Standard
Oil Company at 225 Bush Street.
Named as Directors are Anthony
Stadleman, Herb Jacobs, Thomas
Angell, Ralph Kummer, retiring
President James L. Cockburn, Jr.
and James F. Ricklefs of Rick Heli-
copters, Inc. on San Francisco In-
ternational Airport.
310 I PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
GROSS WEIGHT 5100lbs. 47001bs. 43001bs.
Maximum Take-Off Weight 5100 lbs.
Maximum Landing Weight 5100 lbs.
SPEED: BEST POWER MIXTURE
Maximum at Sea Level
Maximum Recommended Cruise
75% Power @ 6500 Ft.
RANGE: NORMAL LEAN MIXTURE
Maximum Recommended Cruise
780 miles
797 miles
807 miles
75% Power @ 6500 Ft.
3.5 hours
3.5 hours
3.5 hours
100 Gallons, No Reserve
221 mph
225 mph
228 mph
Maximum Recommended Cruise
1015 miles
1036 miles
1049 miles
75% Power @ 6500 Ft.
4.6 hours
4.6 hours
4.6 hours
130 Gallons, No Reserve
221 mph
225 mph
228 mph
Maximum Range @ 10,000 Ft.
980 miles
1020 miles
1080 miles
100 Gallons, No Reserve
5.5 hours
5.8 hours
6.2 hours
180 mph
178 mph
1.76 mph
Maximum Range @ 10,000 Ft.
1270 miles
1330 miles
1410 miles
130 Gallons, No Reserve
7.1 hours
7.5 hours
8.0 hours
180 mph
178 mph
176 mph
RATE OF CLIMB @ SEA LEVEL
Twin Engine
1590 ft/min.
1795 ft/min.
2070 ft/min.
Single Engine
360 ft/ min.
460 ft/min.
560 ft/min.
SERVICE CEILING
Twin Engine
20,300 ft.
22,000 ft.
23,700 ft.
Single Engine
7500 ft.
9300 ft.
10,850 ft.
TAKE-OFF @ SEA LEVEL
Ground Run
1385 ft.
1260 ft.
1080 ft.
Total Distance over 50 ft. obs.
1640 ft.
1490 ft.
1270 ft.
LANDING @ SEA LEVEL
Landing Roll
960 ft.
730 ft.
565 ft.
Total Distance over 50 ft. obs.
1540 ft.
1315 ft.
1145 ft.
EMPTY WEIGHT
3094 lbs.
3094 lbs.
3094 lbs.
BAGGAGE
600 lbs.
600 lbs.
600 lbs.
WING LOADING
Pounds/Square Ft.
POWER LOADING
Pounds /Horsepower
FUEL CAPACITY: Total
Standard
102 gal.
102 gal.
102 gal.
Optional
133 gal.
133 gal.
133 gal.
OIL CAPACITY: Total
6 gal.
6 gal.
6 gal.
POWER: Two 6-Cylinder
Fuel Injection I0-470-U Engines,
260 rated horsepower at 2625 rpm
Nom: Single-Engine Service Ceiling increases 425 feet each 30 minutes of flight.
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Model 411 Soon
Cessna has completed the major
portion of the development on its
new twin-engine executive Model
411 and is now accepting firm or-
ders at a base retail price not to ex-
ceed $120,000.
First production models of the
six-to-seven-place aircraft are ex-
pected to be available during the
winter of 1964-65.
The company revealed that flight
development and structural testing
have been finished and the airplane
has been released for tooling, which
is nearly completed, and subsequent
production.
A detailed breakdown of speci-
fications and performance will be
announced in the near future.
Federation Aeronautique
Internationale
Continued from page 5
type of society work. It gives one an
opportunity to meet progressive
and high-caliber people from other
countries, and through the inter-
change in committee activity pro-
vides perspective and point of view
of people brought up and motivated
by different cultural conditions.
Also, it gives one an understanding
of the difficulties of idea exchange
and transmission of information
correc ly and within the right
frame of reference from one lan-
guage to another. Today, through
the va it increase in transportation
and communication, we are con-
tinuall' coming closer and more
intimai ely involved with the peo-
ple of ither nations. This is one of
many international organizations
throng i which we as a country and
as indi,iduals are able to implement
this in erplay in communication to
better understand our foreign
neighb irs so that we are able to
live to tether with them in a more
friendl,, and peaceful community.
Den'er Chartered
At 1 Ong last Denver, one of the
busiest spots in general aviation, has
an Aei o Club Affiliate of the Na-
tional aeronautic Association. The
creatio a of the new organization is
due entirely to the energy and en-
thusias n of Jack Lowe, Mountain
Region Vice President of NAA,
who si,ned up 31 charter members.
At press time, we do not have
the lis of Officers of the Denver
Aero Club. Jack Lowe stated that
E. B. leppesen of Denver will be
President and that the remainder
of the Officers and Directors will
be am ounced at the time of the
first fc rural meeting of the organi-
zation alanned for late February or
early P larch. Mr. Jeppesen is a Di-
rector of National Aeronautic As-
sociatii to and a prominent figure in
genera aviation. He and Jack Lowe
may v ell develop one of the most
active Aero Club? in the country.
NA, i long has desired an affili-
ate in Denver. The area not only is
extremely active with personal and
busine! s aircraft, but also provides
flying country unexcelled for the
Europ:an type of competition
which NAA hopes to develop in
this cc untry. Both Lowe and Jep-
pesen are extremely busy men.
Jack I as been almost commuting
betwec n Denver and his interests
in Tahiti, and Jepp has been travel-
ing extensively in Europe in de-
velopii g the rapidly expanding
busine! s of the E. B. Jeppesen Com-
pany. Despite the demands upon
their t me the two men have made
a real , contribution to aviation with
the orb anization of the Denver Aero
Club.
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