Re: Pietenpol-List: Wing tip bow
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:52 am
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Michael,This list is a warm and friendly home to all types of enthusiasts. Most of us here are type B, building pretty much to plan but changing a few things to suit us and our budgets and operational reality. (If it looks somewhat like a Piet, then it is a Piet.)There are the type A, who build exactly to the plans as they were drawn in 1933, or was it 1934, and published in the Flying and Glider manual, or sold by the third and/or fourth generation of Pietenpol descenants. These plans are an exact representation of BHP's airplane as it was right between his 101st and 102nd modifications. (If it has an aluminum head on the Model A engine, then it isn't a Pietenpol. A three-piece wing is suspect.) (and it's "Bernard", never "Bernie")Then there are the type C. These are the folks who believe that building an experimental airplane is a learning experience. They want to enjoy the same process and progress that BHP did. They want to experiment with available materials, like BHP did. They want to try new things, like BHP did. Bernard Pietenpol built a number of airplanes, no two of them exactly alike. He was able to learn a lot from his building and flying, you should too. (It's rumored that his first one did not have seatbelts).The guys here who say you should build to plan are right, if you want to fly soon in an airplane whose experimentation was enjoyed more than 75 years ago. If you want a replica of an historical airplane, you have to add in some knowledge gained from old photographs and written history. But if you want to learn a lot, experiment, using some of the answers you get here as a guide to keep you out of trouble.And don't ever think that experimenting just like BHP did is in any way belittling what he accomplished.Mike----- Original Message -----
Michael,This list is a warm and friendly home to all types of enthusiasts. Most of us here are type B, building pretty much to plan but changing a few things to suit us and our budgets and operational reality. (If it looks somewhat like a Piet, then it is a Piet.)There are the type A, who build exactly to the plans as they were drawn in 1933, or was it 1934, and published in the Flying and Glider manual, or sold by the third and/or fourth generation of Pietenpol descenants. These plans are an exact representation of BHP's airplane as it was right between his 101st and 102nd modifications. (If it has an aluminum head on the Model A engine, then it isn't a Pietenpol. A three-piece wing is suspect.) (and it's "Bernard", never "Bernie")Then there are the type C. These are the folks who believe that building an experimental airplane is a learning experience. They want to enjoy the same process and progress that BHP did. They want to experiment with available materials, like BHP did. They want to try new things, like BHP did. Bernard Pietenpol built a number of airplanes, no two of them exactly alike. He was able to learn a lot from his building and flying, you should too. (It's rumored that his first one did not have seatbelts).The guys here who say you should build to plan are right, if you want to fly soon in an airplane whose experimentation was enjoyed more than 75 years ago. If you want a replica of an historical airplane, you have to add in some knowledge gained from old photographs and written history. But if you want to learn a lot, experiment, using some of the answers you get here as a guide to keep you out of trouble.And don't ever think that experimenting just like BHP did is in any way belittling what he accomplished.Mike----- Original Message -----
Is it the std. or long fuselage version?--------Location: Wilson=2C NCRead this topic online here: