Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "TriScout"
Well....60 hp, but you have to turn it up to 3200RPM to get that, and dry weight is around 150~ lbs, so it's also kind of light for a Piet. Plus it's an oddball Franklin engine, so parts are going to be....less than plentiful, shall we say. :PIt sort of ballparks around the weight/power/RPM of VW conversions, and the questionable suitably of those for a Piet has been hashed around before.It would be an interesting conversation piece though in the hangar though :POn Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:27 AM, John Kuhfahl wrote:Anyone need or interested in this? This is a two cylinder--complete with spare.- I can get more on this if anyone is interested. If I had extra cash, I'd buy them.- I am an A&P and can tell you they look sweet--would fit nice on a Piet!- John- 90% done/90% to go -- John Kuhfahl, Lt Col USAF (Ret), President, KUHLCOUPER LLC _blank">www.aeroelectric.com.com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Piet ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: M-5 Radial

Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Might work on a Sky Scout... Dick Navrotil, are you here???Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:33:24 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: M-5 Radial

Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
My A65 runs just fine...can't even find a drop of oil in the cowling at annualon my GN-1, but that li'l M-5 sure would look good. I think I better stick w/whatI have. Like archie bunker says "if it ain't fixed, why not break it any more"Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: M-5 Radial

Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
Looks beautiful...!! I am choosing to use a ROTEC radial to mimic Bernard Pietenpol'sVelie radial ship he built in 1931. My choice is for looks and reliabilitybut the Velie would sure be nice. It certainly would sound better. For theprice they are asking you could buy it and put $10,000 more into rebuilding itand still spend no more than the ROTEC. It all depends on what you want to buildand why you are embarked on this journey....... I spent about 16 hours inthe shop over the past two days an it feels very gratifying....... Any choiceyou make will bring a neat airplane - the airplane you build - into the skies.........Just my 2c--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: M-5 Radial

Original Posted By: Doug Dever
The Rotec radial is my favorite too, Jake. Good choice. They look and performgreat!Greg BaconNX114DOn Dec 27, 2012, at 12:30 AM, "aerocarjake" wrote:> > Looks beautiful...!! I am choosing to use a ROTEC radial to mimic Bernard Pietenpol'sVelie radial ship he built in 1931. My choice is for looks and reliabilitybut the Velie would sure be nice. It certainly would sound better. For theprice they are asking you could buy it and put $10,000 more into rebuildingit and still spend no more than the ROTEC. It all depends on what you want tobuild and why you are embarked on this journey....... I spent about 16 hoursin the shop over the past two days an it feels very gratifying....... Any choiceyou make will bring a neat airplane - the airplane you build - into the skies.........Just my 2c> > --------> Jake Schultz - curator,> Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 025#391025> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________