Detroiters in California

[Dave_Trible]

I received this nifty photo overnight from Ron O'Toole and want to add it to the record.  1961 Los Alametos Nats.  Billy Werwage,  Ron O'Toole,  Eddie Cameran,  and Jim Vornholt.  IBeams, elbow grease and Brylcream for shine.

Dave

[john e. holliday]

Such memories.  Now I don't have enough hair for Brylcream. 

[John Kelly]

   ...Hey Dave, Thanks for posting. Great memories, ( my first Nats ) ...but '61 was Willow Grove.  John

[Dave_Trible]

   ...Hey Dave, Thanks for posting. Great memories, ( my first Nats ) ...but '61 was Willow Grove.  John

If it's wrong John  I'm sorry-second hand info.  My bet is Cali is right but wrong year- might be 1960.

[Dave_Trible]

I have the Airon plans at home with some dates on them. I'll check it out tonight.

Dave

I'm pressing Ron for plans to his ship.  Not sure there will be any luck getting Apollo plans.

[Dave_Trible]

If it was West Coast it was 1959 or 1963.  Had to be '59 because Bill got 2nd behind Gialdini in Open in 63'.  Steve Harris edged out Bart Klapinski in Sr. and Gerry Cipra won Jr. in 63'.

Dave

[Brian Massey]

Yep, pretty sure it was '59 at Los Alamitos. My Dad and I went there to watch one of the days.

Brian

[John Kelly]

   ...Hey Dave, No reason to be sorry... and wasn't '60, 60 was Dallas. (My brother Al was there with a few other Long Island Wingmasters club members.)  John

[Dave_Trible]

Just heard back from Ron.  He says the pic WAS Willow Grove after all.  Also sadly he 'air designed' his airplane-never drew a plan.((

Dave

[Randy Cuberly]

I think 1960 was NAS Dallas...last Nats' I attended before going into the Army!

So it probably had to be '59.

Incidentally that's a fantastic photo and could probably be retouched to improve the quality digitally.  It truly belongs in the AMA Museum.

Randy Cuberly

[Dan McEntee]

 The photo could be called "The A Team" or "The A Planes"!!! All beginning with the letter A. I can't quite make out the name on Ron's model because of the lightglare, is it Aetos?
  Very cool picture!
   Dan McEntee

[Howard Rush]

Aeolus promised to help Odysseus and gave him an ox-skin bag containing the four winds.

Now in the possession of Jive Combat Team Archives.  I brought it to the 2003 Nats, but still didn't make the finals.

[John Kelly]

   ...the keeper of the winds

[Dan McEntee]

MAN! That is one wide trackin'-Pontiacin' of a landing gear placement! About half way out each wing. Big low aspect ration wing also. I like the vehicles in the back ground also! Ron was a winner that AYSCA or whatever it was competion around that time, wasn't he? Three disciplines with the same airplane? Someone hep me out!
   Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee

[Randy Ryan]

It was named the Aeolus. Here's something about the name from Greek literature...

Aeolus figures most prominently in Greek literature during one particular episode of the Odyssey. According to Homer, Odysseus and his men landed on Aeolia, lost yet again. Aeolus promised to help Odysseus and gave him an ox-skin bag containing the four winds.

Later - Bob Hunt

WE GOTTA FIND THAT BAG!!!!! Poke a 5MPH calibrated hole in it and we can have PERFECT Nats weather every time, and by rotating it we could always keep the sun to our backs!!!!!!

[Scott Richlen]

Anymore pictures of the Apollo?   Very pretty I-beamer.  What's not to like?

[wwwarbird]

I received this nifty photo overnight from Ron O'Toole and want to add it to the record.  1961 Los Alametos Nats.  Billy Werwage,  Ron O'Toole,  Eddie Cameran,  and Jim Vornholt.  IBeams, elbow grease and Brylcream for shine.

Dave

 Way cool photos guys, thanks for sharing. Are any of those planes electric?

[john e. holliday]

And before I knew who Bobby was.   A few years to go before some one tried electric.