Need help from Rochester, NY

[bill bischoff]

I hope somebody near Rochester NY can help me. There is a red midget air racer N6H, the Ohm Special, hanging in Rochester Airport. According to what I have found so far, it was originally donated to the Glenn Curtiss museum, donated or loaned to the Rochester airport, and "spruced up" by EAA chapter 44 in Rochester before it was hung at the airport. The Curtiss museum has no info on the plane, nor does the EAA chapter.

My hope was to find a three view. The R.S. Hirsch drawings don't show the particular iteration, and they are of suspect accuracy. Can someone email me a bunch of photos and whatever information may be readily available? I may be able to piece enough together from a good selection of photos.

Thanks.

Bill Bischoff

[JoeJust]

Bill, I will be in Buffalo in two weeks, but don't know if I can get to the airport in Rochester.  I will try, but no promises.
Joe

[bill bischoff]

Thanks, Joe.

BB

[JoeJust]

With a great deal of "Pure Luck" the mission has been accomplished!
Joe

[Tom Niebuhr]

Joe,
Don't leave us in the dark. Pictures? Info?  "Inquiring minds want to know".

[Bill Johnson]

Nopt much from the FAA:

Deregistered Aircraft
Aircraft Description
Serial Number 01  Certificate Issue Date 09/18/1951
Manufacturer Name OHM RICHARD V  Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 51741474
Model OHM SPECIAL  Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A7C33C
Year Manufacturer None Cancel Date 03/22/1972
Reason for Cancellation Cancelled Export To None
Type Registration Individual  
Aircraft Registration prior to Deregistration
Name STOPPELBEIN GORDON G  
Street ROCHESTER AIRPORT  
City ROCHESTER  
State NEW YORK  Zip Code 14602  
County MONROE  
Country UNITED STATES  
  
Deregistered Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer None Classification Unknown
Engine Model None Category None
  A/W Date None
  
Deregistered Other Owner Names
None

According to Flying magazine, April 1957, it had a Continental C-85 and had set a new FAI speed record!
  

[JoeJust]

Joe,
Don't leave us in the dark. Pictures? Info?  "Inquiring minds want to know".

The whole adventure will be coming in a future CLW article. Here is a picture of the plane. to summarize, it took a Rochester City Policeman to get the job done!
Joe

[FLOYD CARTER]

It resembles the Casutt (Cassut, Cassutt?) Racer.  If you build this for C/L scale, you will need close-up photos of cockpit and details.  That looks like a real chore unless you can get it down to the floor!

Floyd

[JoeJust]

Floyd,  I believe that Bill will not be building a full scale model. I believe he will be building a profile "Goodyear" CL Racing plane.
Joe