Pietenpol-List: Aluminum wing structure

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Original Posted By: LWATCDR
A thought occurred to me, which is unusual so I thought Id write about it to thisgroup. As some may know, Aerolab (in Italy) is going to produce what somewould call a version of the Pietenpol named the HiCamp along with what the FlyBaby community thinks of as a two-seat Fly Baby called the LoCamp and a biplanemodel called the BiCamp all utilizing the same fuselage.When they brought the LoCamp to the US last year, one of the comments they receivedwas that people wanted an aluminum wing structure instead of the wooden onethey were offering so they went back and engineered one. Actually two thoughtsemerged (even more rare) one, is maybe their wing could be used for thosewho wanted an aluminum structure for the Pietenpol (check weight) and two, theirHiCamp kit might be a good choice for those who want modern materials butthe old fashioned look.I might be thought of as somewhat of a purist but let me explain; if someone buildsa metal Piet and calls it a metalized Pietenpol, thats fine with me. Ifsomeone experiments by putting a turbine engine on a Pietenpol thats cool. APietenpol with retractable gear? Call it a Pietenpol RG. But at some point,if enough changes are made, the builder should stop referring to it as a Pietenpolout of respect. For example, the Aerolab HiCamp is based on the Pietenpoland the founders were building a Pietenpol when they realized the design wouldmake a terrific Light Sport Airplane, but they respectfully dont call it aPietenpol.Im in total agreement with Micheal Cuy about this country and our freedom and thosewho feel Bernard would still be experimenting, but I think even he wouldcall it something else as the Air Camper evolved with enough changes. Sorry fortaking up so much bandwidth, but I thought someone might be interested in thealuminum wing idea.Pietenpolingly,Bill Sayre________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:29:46 -0400

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Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet List vs Other ListsIn a message dated 3/29/2007 11:04:47 AM Central Daylight Time, Jack.Phillips(at)cardinal.com writes:or rebuild an antique like a Travellaire or a WacoJack,This is a thought provoking statement. IF a builder so decided he wanted to undertake such a project, to actually build one of the above, where would he or she obtain plans, drawings, spec or whatever. I've often wondered how longit would take to build the ribs for a Waco Taperwing. Mindbogling. It would be a worthy retirement project, if one lived long enoughBack in '52 I observed a lonely UPF-7 parked on the far end of Ft Smith airport. I inquired and the FBO said I could buy it for $ 186. Some jerk came in, ground looped, damaged the lower left wing tip. Repairs were $186. The guy had never come back.Just thinkingCorky************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Piet List vs Other ListsDate: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:33:41 -0400