Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Sports Planes 1969

Cover:
SPORTS PLANES

By THE EDITORS OF AIRWAYS MAGAZINE
PRICE $1.00
HOW TO BUILD AND FLY YOUR OWN PLANE
•EXPERIMENTALS •RACING PLANES
•MIDGET AIRPLANES •MINI-PLANES
NEWEST AND EASIEST PLANS
MORE THAN 100 TIPS FROM TOP BUILDERS
EXPERT ADVICE ON CONSTRUCTION
A GALLERY OF GREAT HOMEBUILTS

Spine:
SPORTS PLANES - 1969
BOOK No. WWC-105

Cover photos:
N1530 Flaglor Scooter
N5K Stits Playmate
N163C Stolp Starduster
N10L Linn Mini Mustang
N7902C Volmer Sportsman [back cover]

Indicia:
AIRWAYS MAGAZINE SPORTS PLANES, 1969 edition published by Werner and Werner Corporation

Contents:
Sports Plane Flying - America's Fastest Growing Sport
The History of Homebuilts - An American Heritage / By Don Dwiggins
Trouble-Saving Tips for Homebuilders
the Amazing Headwind - Put it Together in 20 Minutes
Rally at Rockford . . . A Photo Review
How to Build Your Own New Plane / By Jim Bede [BD-4]
The "Catfish Special" - A Homebuilt From the Deep South
Air Races for Homebuilts / By Don Dwiggins
A New Breed of Biplanes - A Close Look at One of the Best [James "Don" Janson's Smith Miniplane]
Happy Homebuilts - Build Your Own Airplane / By Frank J. Clifford
Antique Aircraft - Grandfather's Flying Machine / By Don Dwiggins
The Gold Bug - A Regular at Rockford
Best Buys in Military Surplus Aircraft
Flying a Bensen Homebuilt - Not a Helicopter Nor Airplane but More Fun
Rockford Fly-In . . . Also at the Rally
The Stearman Story
Sports Planes Around the World
Low Cost Fly Baby - A Popular Sports Plane / By Gene Booth
Smith DSA-1 Miniplane / By Gene Booth

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