Pietenpol-List: Gone!!!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 1998 6:00 pm
Original Posted By: oil can
Welp, I parted company with my parasol today. So I've started a new one. Immediately!It will be another ChuckBird parasol, but I'm going to detail it as a Pietenpol Scout.Got a brand new 1300cc Honda Civic engine that willstick up thru the cowl - just the way Bernie likes. Got a VW Rabbit radiator for it. Stick it up front - where it's supposed to be.But note that this is NOT Bernie's design - althoughI want it to look real old-timie authentic.The airframe is built from rivited aluminum angle (3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" 6061-T6). The wings are basedon aluminum tube spars amd foam ribs. Ultralighttechnology. Started the fuselage today. Should be up on the gear by this time next week.But the deal is that the entire airplane weighs less than the Ford motor! And my first plane cost less than $3000 to build (and sold for $7000!).Anybody interested in a simple - quick build - nice flying parasol, drop me a line. But rightnow, I've got to go bang some rivets......Later,Richard________________________________________________________________________________
Welp, I parted company with my parasol today. So I've started a new one. Immediately!It will be another ChuckBird parasol, but I'm going to detail it as a Pietenpol Scout.Got a brand new 1300cc Honda Civic engine that willstick up thru the cowl - just the way Bernie likes. Got a VW Rabbit radiator for it. Stick it up front - where it's supposed to be.But note that this is NOT Bernie's design - althoughI want it to look real old-timie authentic.The airframe is built from rivited aluminum angle (3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" 6061-T6). The wings are basedon aluminum tube spars amd foam ribs. Ultralighttechnology. Started the fuselage today. Should be up on the gear by this time next week.But the deal is that the entire airplane weighs less than the Ford motor! And my first plane cost less than $3000 to build (and sold for $7000!).Anybody interested in a simple - quick build - nice flying parasol, drop me a line. But rightnow, I've got to go bang some rivets......Later,Richard________________________________________________________________________________