The first prototype that became the air camper was built and flown by pietenpol in 1928. After several weeks of shop prep, ive finally started building my air camper, a scratch wood and fabric build that was originally designed and flown in 1929 by bernard pietenpol. What is the difference between the pietenpol air camper and the grega gn1 aircamper. Builders, here is a look at terry hands steel tube piet project. I first ordered the major wood and hardware needed. Proper documentation is perhaps the most important aspect of.
Official pietenpol list faq frequently asked questions 0. Variants pietenpol sky scout bh pietenpol also designed and published plans for a singleseat version of the aircraft named the pietenpol sky scout, which was slightly smaller and was powered by the ford. Find specs, range, speed, capacity and more information for the pietenpol air camper here. Kevins pietenpol air camper plans built project youtube. The pietenpol air camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. Top 10 strange aircraft and bizarre flying machines in the world duration. You have just landed at the home of kitlog pro, the complete builders resource tool. Maintenance daily log book for accurate, consistent, daily record keeping. This log details scratch building the pat tritle pietenpol air camper from free ama digital plans 17. About the pietenpol air camper plan this plan is 116. It is an ideal scale plane for the first time scratch builders.
Learn more easily comply with project record requirements. To view my construction process, hover the mouse over the pietenpol project button. It appeared in the march 1990 issue of kitplanes, pg. It still has graceful styling, predictable flying qualities, and easy construction. This is the chronicle of the construction of my aircamper. Pietenpol air camper kits from aircraft spruce canada. He learned to fly in the 1920s constructing his first homebuilt airplane. Apr 15, 2019 vintage kit built airplanes that were powered by ford model t and model a engines. Pietenpol plans aerofred download free model airplane. Apr 27, 2016 14 scale pietenpol from rmc plans over the past 6 months ive gotten interested in building big planes, to the point i gave my daughter my grand cherokee so i could justify buying a ford expedition just to haul the planes. It still has graceful styling, predictable flying qualities, and.
Jun 10, 2014 pietenpol aircamper touring lake michigan south shore duration. The fuselage is an original short length, taken directly from the plans in the flying and glider manual. The pietenpol sky scout is an easy to build scale plane. It has been downloaded 284 times by fellow modelers from around the world. For facebook fans, flyers, and builders of the aircraft designed by bernard h. Pietenpol plans aerofred download free model airplane plans. Corvair college 28 at corvair college 28 we were learning what we had for an engine put on top cover, oil filter housing, prop hub and ring gear, and valve rotators.
May 01, 2015 you can get copies of the reports here. Pietenpol air camper plans, august 1969 american aircraft. These, while very necessary, give only the basics for construction. The piet has many light wires and the control surfaces are rather lightly attached compared to the fly baby but proven perfectly robust as long as they are not modified without proper understanding example, the rudder bar in a piet prevents excessive loads of the pilots. The construction log book is an important document for many construction workers, as it serves as one of their most reliable sources of project truth. Pietenpol, the pietenpol air camper, basic air camper construction, and an insight into bernards lifetime dedication to aviation, all captured in more than 500 neverseen photos. He used simple materials and methods of construction combined with an. Basically the gn1 is a modified pietenpol that looks very similar to a pietenpol when finished. Whether your experimental aircraft is a plansbuilt eaa biplane, a vans rv, a glastar, or even a. In april of 1929, he brought a model a engined twoseat airplane air camper to minneapolis. In most states it is a legal requirement to keep daily records. About the pietenpol aircamper 84in plan this plan is 3. Proper documentation is perhaps the most important aspect of construction project management.
He learned to fly in the 1920s constructing his first homebuilt airplane in 1923 with a ford model t engine sky scout. Kitlog pro is an organizational tool that allows the builder of any type of aircraft to create, archive, maintain, and display the entire building process. Pietenpol aircamper touring lake michigan south shore duration. Bernard pietenpol designed the air camper in the late 1920s as an affordable and attainable aircraft for the average person. While they were dating, his current wife, gloria, helped with the rib stitching on the wing. Pietenpol builders forum brodhead pietenpol association. Share ideas, ask questions and help build the pietenpol community. The pietenpol air camper continues to be a successful design for the same reasons homebuilders were so fascinated by the design 87 years ago. Postings from the pietenpol list on wire wheel construction the definitive article on wheel hubs was written by grant maclaren. For those of you keeping up with this, you will likely realize that the website is basically a build manual being developed. Almost all of them subscribe to the printed brodhead pietenpol association newsletter, published by our friends doc and dee mosher. This construction log book sample can be used and customised to improve how you document and manage your log book. Jun 27, 20 builders, about 25% of our builders are pietenpol guys.
Pietenpol aircraft company official pietenpol air camper. Homebuilt aircraft construction peter johnsons aircraft. The plans first appeared in the 1932 issue of popular mechanics flying and glider manual. Faith builds 1929 pietenpol aircraft 100% by hand louisville.
The wings were 29 feet across, covered with varnished bed sheet fabric. Bernard pietenpol designed and flew this aircraft, with a ford model a engine in the first years of the 1930s. The only plans that you can use are really simply copies of the original 1932 or 1934 plans. Mar 31, 2015 a third generation pietenpol pilot and air camper builder, andrew is now at the helm of pietenpol aircraft company, and recently completed a new website that highlights the history of bernard h. Steel tube pietenpol fuselage with landing gear and 12 x 4. A third generation pietenpol pilot and air camper builder, andrew is now at the helm of pietenpol aircraft company, and recently completed a new website that highlights the history of. He used simple materials and methods of construction combined with an affordable and available engine to create what many consider the first successful homebuilt design. Bh pietenpol also designed and published plans for a singleseat version of the aircraft named the pietenpol sky scout, which was slightly smaller and was powered by the ford model t engine. Bookfactory daily activity log book 365 day log book 384 pages 8 78 x 11 14 365 page diary, red cover, smyth sewn hardbound log 384dayalrrt32 4. Pietenpol air camper the plans for my pietenpol air camper long fuselage arrived on 11 feb 2008, and the construction process started shortly thereafter. Pietenpol aircraft construction and corvair conversion. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, this was less expensive than the model a used in the air camper. Petes pietenpol building a 1929 air camper menu skip to content. Pietenpol air camper construction pietenpol aircraft company.
Construction project log book includes companion interactive pdf forms. The publisher, fawcett publications, also reprinted the plans and bernard pietenpol s construction writeups in their yearend 1932 flying and glider manual. Bernard pietenpol never lost sight of the cost of flying and showed his true genius in. Builders, about 25% of our builders are pietenpol guys. There is no pietenpol factory to which you can ask questions. I figure if i keep acquiring things i need, i will keep up with the project. We use cookies to help you get the best experience when using our. The process was done with a special needle and heavy thread sent back and forth through the fabric to tie the fabric to the wooden ribs. If you are already flying or building or dreaming of building a piet, we probably already know each other. See more ideas about ford models, aviation and aircraft. A pietenpol air camper under construction, showing its wooden frame structure. The piet has many light wires and the control surfaces are rather lightly attached compared. Bookfactory construction daily activity log book 365 day construction logbook 384 pages 8 78 x 11 14 burgundy cover with blocks, smyth sewn hardbound log 3847csaconstructionblocks 4.
Pietenpol air camper specifications, number of passengers, seats, cabin dimensions, useful load, range, fuel capacity, landing distance speed, zfw. Hoopmans earliest plans were published in 1932, in four monthly issues of modern mechanics and inventions magazine, along with accompanying construction writeups by bernard pietenpol. The construction and maintenance daily log provides a single, uniform, sturdy, bound volume in which to keep job site records for the entire year. Official pietenpollist faq frequently asked questions 0. In my opinion, the quality of the newsletter comes from the fact that doc is one of only a handful of. Welcome to my homebuilt aircraft web site, where i maintain an electronic pictorial logbook of my aircraft construction for later inspection by the faa. The main reason for these logs is to provide documentation to meet the faas 51% rule. The pietenpol air camper continues to be a successful design for the same reasons homebuilders were so fascinated by the design 85 years ago. Pietenpol builders forum discussion area for builders of pietenpol aircraft, both beginners and experienced folks. Farmer and hoopman took care of that and a full set of plans was ultimately sold through. I was looking for a subject to build and was considering scaling up plans for a t28 when i ran across the 14 scale pietenpol plans on outerzone. Jun 12, 2016 life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. The purpose of this page is to highlight canadian built or registered homebuilt aircraft that were inspired by b. Photos were taken of the construction progress and a log book of the hours on the project was kept.
Gross weight 1,080 lb empty weight including water 625 lb useful load 455 lb weight of wing 95 lb weight of body lb weight of. Bernard pietenpol never lost sight of the cost of flying and showed his true genius in keeping the construction cost. No job site is complete without this record keeping tool. Plans for the pietenpol sky scout since plans for thc picttlipol a. Whether your experimental aircraft is a plansbuilt eaa biplane, a vans rv, a glastar, or even a lancair ivp, kitlog pro is the most efficient way to ensure that you meet the requirements of a builders log. Plans and a build manual, which is a collection of articles and experiences not so much a step by step guide, were ordered first. I found that purchasing an inexpensive metal band saw from harbor. The sky scout is the single place pietenpol and was designed directly.
Kit supports both original length fuselage and extended length fuselage build. Born in spring valley airfield in cherry grove, minnesota, mr pietenpol was considered minnesotas premiere aircraft homebuilder. After several weeks of shop prep, ive finally started. Pietenpol air camper specifications, cabin dimensions, speed. Story by chet peek book covering the history of bernard pietenpols design. The fly baby is a bit more robust and more heavilybuilt than a pietenpol, but the piet is still a good solid machine. Not surprisingly, pietenpol didnt even have a formal sketch much less shopdrawings for construction. For those of you keeping up with this, you will likely realize that the website is basically a build manual being developed while my blogbuild log is more like my journal where i track time and money as well as express my personal thoughts. What is a pietenpol some of bernard pietenpol s early experimental designs. It has been downloaded 442 times by fellow modelers from around the world. Whether your experimental aircraft is a plansbuilt eaa biplane, a vans rv, a glastar, or even a lancair ivp, kitlog pro is the most efficient way to ensure that you meet the requirements of a builders log for the certification of your home built aircraft. Plans and materials for building are available today.
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