Pietenpol-List: 1933
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 1998 12:08 pm
Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
Graham Hansen wrote:>Sure, the technology of a Pietenpol is pretty basic to->day, but at one time it was "state of the art". But how>can one really improve a Pietenpol which is really a>work of art?Graham- It is a great airplane, eh ? What amazes me is thatw/ a 65 Continental they can fly almost (and lift) and climbneck and neck w/ a 65 Champ of which was designed some13-16 years after the Piet. (and I really like Champs, but thePiet has it hands down in the FUN department.) Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________
Graham Hansen wrote:>Sure, the technology of a Pietenpol is pretty basic to->day, but at one time it was "state of the art". But how>can one really improve a Pietenpol which is really a>work of art?Graham- It is a great airplane, eh ? What amazes me is thatw/ a 65 Continental they can fly almost (and lift) and climbneck and neck w/ a 65 Champ of which was designed some13-16 years after the Piet. (and I really like Champs, but thePiet has it hands down in the FUN department.) Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________