Re: Pietenpol-List: Rookies confusion |GN-1 vs Pietenpol
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2002 8:32 am
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Re choosing between original Pietenpol and GN-1 (or any other copy/variationof the Piet).It seems to me that the reasons for building a Piet are partly out ofrespect for Bernie Pietenpol and his ideas (simplicity, using materialsat-hand, using auto-power, etc.), partly out of intrigue with a design thathas stood the test of 70 years, and maybe partly out of a bit of puristsdesire to build something close to "original" sort of like restoring anantique.What is the point of trying to come up with a copy of a Pietenpol? A GN-1is basically a collection of Piper Cub materials and building techniquesmade up to look like a Pietenpol--just like a 5151 ultralight is a copy ofthe P-51 Mustang.If you want a Pietenpol, build a Pietenpol. If you just want a low and slowairplane there are lots of other designs that may be easier, or faster, tobuild--but probably not less expensive, and certainly not with the traditionof the Pietenpol.Good Luck, Mac in Oregon----- Original Message -----
Re choosing between original Pietenpol and GN-1 (or any other copy/variationof the Piet).It seems to me that the reasons for building a Piet are partly out ofrespect for Bernie Pietenpol and his ideas (simplicity, using materialsat-hand, using auto-power, etc.), partly out of intrigue with a design thathas stood the test of 70 years, and maybe partly out of a bit of puristsdesire to build something close to "original" sort of like restoring anantique.What is the point of trying to come up with a copy of a Pietenpol? A GN-1is basically a collection of Piper Cub materials and building techniquesmade up to look like a Pietenpol--just like a 5151 ultralight is a copy ofthe P-51 Mustang.If you want a Pietenpol, build a Pietenpol. If you just want a low and slowairplane there are lots of other designs that may be easier, or faster, tobuild--but probably not less expensive, and certainly not with the traditionof the Pietenpol.Good Luck, Mac in Oregon----- Original Message -----