Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
Subject: Pietenpol-List: See-thru>Someone wrote a while back about a Waco he saw with a transparent>covering...coincidentally, that same day I was thinking how cool it wouldbe>for me to cover my TEAM AirBike with some see-through Mylar. With its open>fuselage, it would almost make a "hole in the sky"! Of course, I'd have to>ruin the "invisible" illusion with some sort of conspicuicy markings or>device for safety, but it would still be neat. Does anyone happen to know>who/where/how regarding this Waco?>>Ed Woerle>>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ken Beanlands
Someone wrote a while back about a Waco he saw with a transparent covering...coincidentally, that same day I was thinking how cool it would be for me to cover my TEAM AirBike with some see-through Mylar. With its open fuselage, it would almost make a "hole in the sky"! Of course, I'd have to ruin the "invisible" illusion with some sort of conspicuicy markings or device for safety, but it would still be neat. Does anyone happen to know who/where/how regarding this Waco?Ed Woerle________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ed0248(at)aol.com
This WACO was covered with model airplane clear mylar! Big round enginemaking heap big prop blast never phased it! It flew as a normal WACOwould....once the owner got over the naked (nekkid)aspect..................a naked airbike would be neat!-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
The Waco was done by Mark at Wingworks in Cannan CT. The same place that did therestoration on Ed Moore's Howard DGA-15 (reserve antique grand champion at OSHthis year) Unfortunatly, I don't have his number here at the office.Ed0248(at)aol.com wrote:> Someone wrote a while back about a Waco he saw with a transparent> covering...coincidentally, that same day I was thinking how cool it would be> for me to cover my TEAM AirBike with some see-through Mylar. With its open> fuselage, it would almost make a "hole in the sky"! Of course, I'd have to> ruin the "invisible" illusion with some sort of conspicuicy markings or> device for safety, but it would still be neat. Does anyone happen to know> who/where/how regarding this Waco?>> Ed Woerle--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
The Waco was recovered in a conventional manner after the show.I had seen an ultralight with clear Mylar in the mid-eighties and thought that it would make a great covering for the Pietenpol. But I saw the same aircraft a year later: the outer surfaces were filled with tiny scratches, probably from dust in the air; worse, the inner surfaces were covered with dust and soot, probably attracted there by the static build-up from the movement of the air around the wing. And no way to get it clean. A permanent mess.Jim Malley________________________________________________________________________________