OldtimAIR flight parade at the Stanserhorn

Text:	Michael E. Fader
Pictures:	Michael E. Fader

(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Traveling to an air show at an airport is usually not very special. The OldtimAIR at the Stanserhorn is a big exception. First of all, it is not an airport but a mountaintop where the meeting takes place and the journey to get there is absolutely spectacular. The first kilometers of the ascent take place with a more than hundred-year-old funicular. After the intermediate station "Kälti" the futher ascent is made with a aerial cableway. This is unique, so the cabin is double-decker and has an open top. The aerial cableway called CabriO-Bahn, which went into operation in 2012, then leads to the Stanserhorn at an altitude of around 1,900 meters above sealevel.

The flight parade on the Stanserhorn was held from 2:00 p.m. to around 5:00 p.m., with the aircraft flying around the Stanserhorn individually in "slots" of 7 minutes. This made it possible to photograph the machines from all sides.

(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Ennetbuergen at the Lake Lucerne (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Stansstaad at the Lake Lucerne (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Marmot (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

The opening was made by a Light Wing AC4 CS-LSA (HB-WED) pulling a glider the Pilatus B4 (HB-1314). The Pilatus B-4 first flew on 5. May 1972. Only a few glider pilots know the official designation PC-11, the aircraft is generally known under the name B4. The B stands for the original developer G. Basten.

Another Pilatus machine is the Pilatus PC-6 Porter. The N283SW (s/n 540) is a PC-6/350-H2 restored to its original 1962 condition with a piston engine. The machine painted as "HB-FAN" (s/n 337) which crashed on 5. May 1960 as part of the Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition in the Himalayas. The PC-6 was accompanied by a Uetz U3M "Pelikan" (HB-TBX) built by Uetz Speck-Fehraltorf in 1963.

Light Wing AC4 CS-LSA HB-WED (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Pilatus PC-11 HB-1314 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Pilatus PC-6 Porter N283SW (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Pilatus PC-6 Porter & Uetz U3M Pelikan (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Uetz U3M Pelikan HB-TBX (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

The De Havilland 60 Gipsy Moth (HB-AFO) encountered significant headwinds on the approach to the Stanserhorn and was therefore a minute behind schedule. The HB-AFO is now operated by the Moth Club Switzerland in Schmitten FR. With the Jodel D112 (HB-SOG), another two-seater ventured up to an altitude of over 1,900 meters. The Jodel D112, built in 1958, is privately owned. With the Stinson-Vultee Reliant (N60058) a classic "Warbird" branched out in the sky. Built in 1944, the Reliant was operated by the Royal Navy in India before becoming privately owned after the war. After a long odyssey, the machine, which was extensively restored in 2014, is now based in Switzerland but registered in the USA.

The Slepcev Storch Mk IV (HB-YKO) is a 3/4 scale replica of the Fieseler Storch designed by Nestor Slepcev in Australia. The Storch has an all-metal wing with a covered trellis fuselage. Designed for 2 people and powered by a 100hp Rotax engine, the machine looks a bit strange .The machine was built by the Swiss Storch team in around 2,000 hours and had its maiden flight in August 2003.

De Havilland 60 Gipsy Moth (B-AFO (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Jodel D112 HB-SOG (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Stinson-Vultee Reliant N60058 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

The North American AT-6A Texan (s/n 76-3556 HB-RTA) was used as a trainer by the Royal Air Force during World War II. On 11. October 1960, she was retired from military service and operated until 1963. After a major overhaul in 2005, she was sold to Germany and has been owned by Lukas Schatzmann Langenthal-Bleienbach BE since 2017.

The North American AT-16 Harvard IIB (14-201 HB-RDN), which was built in 1942, served as the U-323 in service with the Swiss Air Force after World War II. In August 2013 this machine flew again after a major overhaul.

The PA-18-150 Super Cub (HB-PAV), built in 1963, was used as the V-654 from 1963 to 1975 as an observation and liaison aircraft in the light aircraft squadrons of the Swiss Air Force. Today the machine is stationed in Langenthal-Bleienbach BE.

North American AT-6A Texan HB-RTA (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

North American AT-16 Harvard IIB HB-RDN (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

PA-18-150 Super Cub (B-PAV (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

In 1919, the Junkers F13 was the world's first all-metal airliner. However, the HB-RIA and HB-RIO machines shown at the Stanserhorn are replicas that were manufactured in Dübendorf ZH by Junkers Flugzeugwerke Dübendorf. The HB-RIA, which was built in 2019, and the HB-RIO, which had its maiden flight in 2022, are to be supplemented by two more machines in the next few years. Dieter Morszeck is the driving force behind Junkers Flugzeugwerke Dübendorf. In contrast to the original Junkers F13, the new machines are equipped with a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engine and are therefore more in line with the Junkers-Larsen JL-6, the American version of the F13. The machines are called Rimowa Junkers F13 and were the highlight of the air parade on the Stanserhorn.

Rimowa Junkers F13 (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

YL-LEI is a 1978 built Antonov An-2TP "Rusalka" operated by Aeroflot Airlines as CCCP-62671 and later by the Lithuanian Air Force. It was fully restored in Kaunas, Lithuania and is now owned by the Antonov Club Avianna in Birrfeld AG. Another machine from the east was the Yakovlev YAK 52 (SE LVX).

With HB-XLA ventured a helicopter into the high mountains. Built in 1980, the Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger (s/n 8616) was once operated by Heliswiss and is now owned by Airport Helicopter AHB AG.

Antonov An-2TP YL-LEI (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Yakovlev YAK 52 SE LVX (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger HB-XLA (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Die Beech 18 HB-GAC (s/n 8362) von Max Vogelsang erhob sich nach ihrem letzten Flug im Juli 1979 nach einer Grundüberholung am 15. Juli 2020 wieder in die Luft. Die 1945 gebaute Maschine war lange im Einsatz der Landestopographie (Swisstopo). The North American T-28C Trojan (HB-RMW) which is a real carrier aircraft used by the U.S. Navy for pilot training, it features a reinforced fuselage structure, airbrakes and a tailhook. Michael Weber's “Diamond Girl” is stationed in St. Stephan VS.

The Luscombe 8A Silvaire HB-DUX (s/n 2835) by Victor Bertschi was built in 1946. The HB-DUX was once owned by Gottlieb Dutweiler. The Republic RC-3 Seabee N6029K (s/n 201) was built in 1949 and is an amphibian aircraft that can take off from land and water. With the Boeing PT-13D Stearman (HB-RBG) of the Stearman Club Altenrhein SG, a series of Biplane aircraft started then.

Beech 18 HB-GAC (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

North American T-28C Trojan HB-RMW (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Luscombe 8A Silvaire HB-DUX (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Republic RC-3 Seabee N6029K (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Boeing PT-13D Stearman HB-RBG (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

First the N150EK is a Waco YMF-F5C. This three-seat aircraft "Eve's Kiss" is not actually a vintage aircraft since it was built in 2018 by the WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation in Battle Creek, Michigan. The machine has a modern Garmin G500 glass cockpit with touch screen and is powered by a 300 hp Jacobs radial engine.

Samuel Gautschi's Hatz CB-1 (HB-YSH) was built in 2014, so it's also not a vintage aircraft. The basic model Hatz CB1 was built in the USA in the 1960s. The Hatz is powered by a R3600 Rotec with 150 hp. The machine is stationed not far away in Beromüster LU.

Waco YMF-F5C N150EK (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

Hatz CB-1 HB-YSH (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

The Douglas DC-3C N431HM (s/n9995) from Hugo Mathys from Grenchen SO provided the worthy conclusion. The machine showed an impressive air show on the Stanserhorn with a brilliant flyby at the end. This year's edition of the OldtimAIR flight parade on the Stanserhorn can be classified as one of the best events in Switzerland this year.

(Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader)

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