Home    Stinson    Aeronca                                                                                                                  ... by John Baker

Hangar 9 Aeroworks is a personal website created to promote resource and information sharing among Stinson airplane enthusiasts.  It was "established" in December of 1998.  Later, I added information for Aeronca enthusiasts as well.  The name comes from the fact that I once rented  hangar number 9 at the Frederick Municipal Airport, in Frederick Maryland. This is where I based my Stinson from 1989 until I brought it home for restoration in 1994.  Then hangar 9 became home for my Aeronca Chief until December 15, 2001.   That's when I moved to hangar B-10 at FDK.  Though I'm no longer located in hangar 9, the name of the website will not change.  As the content of the website grows, I hope the information contained here will be helpful and entertaining to others who share my interests in sport aviation in general and Stinson and Aeronca airplanes in particular.

Hangar 9 Aeroworks is not a commercial enterprise. Like my other aviation activities, I do this for fun. The small amount of revenue generated by advertising on the website helps to offset some of the increasing costs of website.  Donations are welcome.

I should also mention that Hangar 9 Aeroworks is in no way affiliated with Hangar-9, the company that makes radio control model aircraft.  Hangar-9 has some neat stuff - so if you are interested in radio controlled model aircraft, by all means visit Hangar 9 at:  http://www.hangar-9.com/

This website was initially created in December 1998 using Netscape Composer, with technical assistance from my (then) twelve-year-old daughter Joanna, the original self-taught webmaster in the family.  Joanna is now a college student with her own business and website, Jobie Boutique.  As you can see by visiting her website, her talent and skills far surpass mine!  I now use Microsoft FrontPage as my HTML editor, but plan to migrate to something better somewhere down the line.

Finally, I must mention that I can assume no responsibility for how information on this website is used.  While I try my best to provide accurate information for aviation hobbyists, this website is in no way an official source of aviation information.  It is based on my own experiences and I think it may be helpful and entertaining, but I am not an FAA certificated mechanic.  Use at your own risk.  Always follow FAA regulations and, where appropriate, have your work supervised by an FAA certified mechanic.

If you have comments about the website, feel free to contact me.
 

John Baker, December 25, 2007