Original Posted By: "DOUGLAS BLACKBURN"
Gents,Tonight I recieved this old handmade model Piet made years ago by a nowdeceased member of our Chapter.One of the old timers remembers this bird flying on its own but doesn'tknow anything about the motor installed.Can any of you guys identify the motor from the attached pics and tellme how it works? This old girl will keep me company in the shop while I build her BigSister!Thanks fellas,Alan________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Alan Lyscars
Looks like an older CO2 engine. I only fly gliders, but have seen quitea few power planes. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will pipe in.Doug/Elizabeth BlackburnYucaipa Californiawww.inlandsloperebels.com AMA #3761W.W. conversion manual, #3202,#5782www.flycorvair.com ----- Original Message -----
Looks like an older CO2 engine. I only fly gliders, but have seen quitea few power planes. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will pipe in.Doug/Elizabeth BlackburnYucaipa Californiawww.inlandsloperebels.com AMA #3761W.W. conversion manual, #3202,#5782www.flycorvair.com ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Alan Lyscars
Hi Alan. I did not think I'd ever see one of these again!!! Hang on toit, it's worth real money, at a toy sale could be worth between $500 to$1000. As boy in '40's & 50's, I was a keen hobbiest, aircraft, trains,cars, and steam and HOT AIR engins the heat source was spirt (meths).There were several differant designs, but all worked on the sameprincipal, a heat chamber or coil was heated and heated air or steam waspassed to a reciplicating cylinder or a vane/fan enclosure. I had plansfor this stuff at one time, but they got lost in a house shift!!!!! Theysome times blow up if you over do it !!!!!(much better than video games) Kind Regards to you and yours. Noel in NZ ----- Original Message -----
Hi Alan. I did not think I'd ever see one of these again!!! Hang on toit, it's worth real money, at a toy sale could be worth between $500 to$1000. As boy in '40's & 50's, I was a keen hobbiest, aircraft, trains,cars, and steam and HOT AIR engins the heat source was spirt (meths).There were several differant designs, but all worked on the sameprincipal, a heat chamber or coil was heated and heated air or steam waspassed to a reciplicating cylinder or a vane/fan enclosure. I had plansfor this stuff at one time, but they got lost in a house shift!!!!! Theysome times blow up if you over do it !!!!!(much better than video games) Kind Regards to you and yours. Noel in NZ ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Alan Lyscars
Hi Alan. Another thourght on the model engin, it could be compressedair, I recall some of the older designs from the "30's used a bicyclepump to force air into a chamber!! Regards Noel in NZ ----- Original Message -----
Hi Alan. Another thourght on the model engin, it could be compressedair, I recall some of the older designs from the "30's used a bicyclepump to force air into a chamber!! Regards Noel in NZ ----- Original Message -----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rusty tankDr Jeff,Would discourage the rivet tank. You would lay awake half your nights worrying about fuel on the floor in the hangar. I found a young man who workedfor his father in his radiator shop who did aluminum welding and he did a great job. JoeC, _fishin3(at)earthlink.net_ (mailto:fishin3(at)earthlink.net) , had the tank for 41CC completed when I bought the project from him. You might check with him for help.You could make yourself a mockup with posterboard with 1/2 inch outside flanges to fit your plane then mail or ship to a fabricator. Also Mike Cuy hadhis custom bilt also. If all fails I can help by contacting my man to see if hewants to sew up another.In any case you will be looking at @ $400 up Corky________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Motor IDDate: Fri, 26 May 2006 11:06:47 -0400
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rusty tankDr Jeff,Would discourage the rivet tank. You would lay awake half your nights worrying about fuel on the floor in the hangar. I found a young man who workedfor his father in his radiator shop who did aluminum welding and he did a great job. JoeC, _fishin3(at)earthlink.net_ (mailto:fishin3(at)earthlink.net) , had the tank for 41CC completed when I bought the project from him. You might check with him for help.You could make yourself a mockup with posterboard with 1/2 inch outside flanges to fit your plane then mail or ship to a fabricator. Also Mike Cuy hadhis custom bilt also. If all fails I can help by contacting my man to see if hewants to sew up another.In any case you will be looking at @ $400 up Corky________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Motor IDDate: Fri, 26 May 2006 11:06:47 -0400
Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Bill Church
Bill,Thanks so much for this info. I've got a feeling that this old girl wasmade sometime in the early sixties; therefore probably a CO2 motor. Bythe by, that liquid you saw in the snap (didn't have time to crop!)wouldn't work as is as a fuel for this ship. But how to compress andbottle it after consumption...?Regards,Alan ----- Original Message -----
Bill,Thanks so much for this info. I've got a feeling that this old girl wasmade sometime in the early sixties; therefore probably a CO2 motor. Bythe by, that liquid you saw in the snap (didn't have time to crop!)wouldn't work as is as a fuel for this ship. But how to compress andbottle it after consumption...?Regards,Alan ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: noel anderson
Dear Noel,Thanks very much for your replies. Based on your and Bill Church'sreplies I'm gathering that I've got on my hands a CO2 engine. I'mmissing, however, the knowlege and means to make her work. We'll see...Kind regards,Alan ----- Original Message -----
Dear Noel,Thanks very much for your replies. Based on your and Bill Church'sreplies I'm gathering that I've got on my hands a CO2 engine. I'mmissing, however, the knowlege and means to make her work. We'll see...Kind regards,Alan ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Pietenpol-List: Re: Motor ID
Original Posted By: Gene Beenenga
I see you didn't fully dispose of your fuel sample next to plane in photo; )Interesting power plant on modelJohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 07:43:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
I see you didn't fully dispose of your fuel sample next to plane in photo; )Interesting power plant on modelJohnRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 07:43:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00)