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December 2001
VG-21 SQUADRON
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE #46
NEWS:
Happy Holidays.
There doesn’t seem to be a whole
lot going on in the Varga world these days so I have filled this issue with
copies of some of the FAA 337’s that I got from Ralph Haven of
Daytona Beach
,
Florida
. One of The 337s included here relocates the battery to forward of the firewall
and The other revised the fuel vent system the way Bill Morrisey did on the
Bravo experimental airplane that Bill tried to market as a kit a long time ago.
He also has 337s for modification of
the fuel system to move The gascolator and the electric fuel pump the space
under the pilot’s floor and put The electric end mechanical fuel pumps in
series rather than in parallel, change the fuel valves to a single unit and move
the oil cooler forward for better cooling. I will include those in later issues.
Randy Thwing is an EAA member whose
local chapter just acquired a Morrisey Bravo fuselage. It looks mostly like a
Varga fuselage but with a steel tube structure (instead of aluminum) extending
from behind the wing to the tail. It was designed to be a tail dragger with
Cessna-like spring gear. If he can find some Varga wings and other parts he and
his FAA chapter may put it together. I offered to help if I can and I wish him
luck.
I forgot to mention in the last issue
that Bill Morrisey has passed away. I consider myself lucky to have known him. I
also noticed in the last issue of Kitplanes” magazine that Don Downie, a long
time aviation writer and early chronicler of Morrisey, Shirin and Varga
airplanes, had also died. He will be missed as well.
I got an email from Mike White of
5048 Bixby Road
,
Groveport
,
Ohio
43125
who said that he bought Joe Chabel’s airplane, N4631V. You may remember that
Joe had his engine converted to 160 HP awhile back and I included his paper work
in a newsletter. His address is kendall@beol.net.
Jeff Bynum of 8411 Market Ava N.,
North Canton
,
Ohio
44721
, sent a letter to notify me that he has purchased Varga 2150A N8275J from Gus
Mihlebach. His email address is jbyrnum@aol.com
if you want to contact him to say hello.
Buddy Wyatt of P0 Box 3500,
Edgartown, MA 02539 has recently purchased Shinn N5142V and says that he has a
story about it to tell for publication in the newsletter.
In a recent email, Peter Eigenberger
in
Germany
said he is making progress on the reconstruction of a damaged model 2180 and
expects to be in the air in March after 1400 hours of work.
FLYING THE WEB:
Here are some interesting web sites:
www.aircraftcovers.com/pdf/var.pdf
www.barnstormers.com/varga.html
www.eaa.orq/education/fuel/bulletin_2000-1.html
www.aafo.com/news/events/daylate/g-2/05.htm
www.betawings.com Check this out to vote on the design of
Varga patches.
www.iflyherr.corn/vg2l.html
EVENTS:
Please let me know if you know of , or wish to plan, an event that would be of
interest to Varga owners.
I’ve heard a rumor that the
local Copperstate FAA Fly In has chosen a new site for this year. I will let you
know where and when as soon as I find out if you feel like a trip to sunny
southern
Arizona
this fall. Although I haven’t heard from him in awhile, I assume that Dr.
Jack Shuler is still willing to plan and shepherd a caravan’ type Varga fly-in
to
Oshkosh
in 2002. His
com
ment was “If we start a full year ahead, I figure we can get space to have a
“Varga row’ at
OSH
. And I can push hard enough to stage at Fon-Du-Lac and
com
e as a group.’1 I have agreed to go. If any of you are interested in such an
adventure, please contact Jack at:
Dr. Jack Shuler
30 Litchfield Road
Londonderry,
New Hampshire
03053
email: cloc@empire.net
Home phone: (603) 434-6683
Work phone: (603) 434-0044
PLANES & PARTS
Varga manuals are available from:
ESSCO inc.
426
Turkeyfoot Lake Road
Akron
,
OH
44319-3449
(330) 6447724
Op. Manual - $7
Service Manual - $35
Parts Manual - $30
VARGAS FOR
SALE
or RENT
I learned recently that a local
com
pany called Angel Air has a Varga for rent and for instruction here in
Chandler
at
Stellar
Air
Park
. I’ve not seen a Varga available for rent anywhere in a long time. How about
you?
MEMBERS & OWNERS
VG-21 Membership: A $20 annual donation will cover all the printing and mailing
costs for at least four issues a year and will help pay for return phone calls,
letters and postage when you have questions or
com
ments that require a quick or personal response.
Beery
VG-21 Newsletters: $10 covers most of the printing and mailing costs for all
issues. OW
Bishop
VG-21 Newsletters: $1.00 per issue (includes postage).
For those of you who don’t know, I am the former Varga Aircraft Corporation
engineering manager (1975-1982) and may be able to help you with a problem. I
can be reached at:
Max
Bishop
2062 West
Gila
Chandler
,
Arizona
85224
(480)786-3578 (evenings)
(480)891-6152 (days)
e-mail: maxbishop@gowebway.com or max.bishop@boeing.corn
You may also be able to find me at
hanger A9 or hanger RR2 at Falcon Field in
Mesa
.
Form 337 Battery Relocation, page 1,
page 2
Form 337 Fuel Vent System, page 1,
page 2
New Fuel Vent System drawing
Fuel Vent (Piper) drawing
Letter describing modifications
from Ralph Haven
Parts List
