Pietenpol-List: Aluminum wing structure
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:36 am
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
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