Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[Vantage Partners, LLC]"
Just signed up for Corvair college and indicated that I would be bringing an engineto dissasemble. Only problem is, I don't have one. If anyone has a lead on a good core, especially around the southeast, please letme know. I would be willing to pay a fair price, if you are expecting body parts( arm ,leg or both) in exchange for your engine, please do not respond.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "jarheadpilot82"
Most of the wire wheels you see on Pietenpols are 18 to 22" in diameter Vasek. My planeon the left has 19" rims while Jack Phillips plane on the right I believe has 22" wheels.Mike C.Ohio________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: "Bill R"
Where are you located in the SOutheast?--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: Lion Mason
Hey TerryI am a little south of you in Griffin.Thanks for responding.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: "jarheadpilot82"
Thank you for your answers, I am now in a stage where I will probably have a lotof questions In that case I will go for the 19" wheels.--------My production of WW1 propellers, trophies and constructions:Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
Bill,One word of advice on Craigslist.Craigslist is a snapshot in time of what is in the market. By that I mean, if youput in an ad that you are looking for a Corvair, you might have to place thatad 6 or 8 times in a row before someone responds with a viable motor at a reasonableprice.For example, I offered to help Spencer Rice find a motor in Portland, Oregon (heis a 16 year old Corvair and Zenith 601 builder). I put an ad in the PortlandCraigslist for over a month and could not seem to find a motor, then, Boom,one popped up at a good price only 2 miles from Spencer's house, with a factorynitrided crankshaft to boot.Just keep looking and you will find one - maybe even closer than you think.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: randy cary
Vasek,I have 16 inch wheels on mine. It looks good with them also. The problem with mineis that 16 inch tires are getting hard to get. I would recommend choosinga wheel size that tires are easily available. It makes a difference in ten yearswhen you need tires. I now have to order my from the internet. My two cents,--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
Vasek,Wow, beautiful work! You will build a BEAUTIFUL Pietenpol! Thanks for all thephotos. Too bad you are so faraway.Thanks,Ray KrauseBuilding SkyScoutSent from my iPad> On Mar 2, 2014, at 1:51 PM, "Vasek" wrote:> > > Hello,> > Because some of you expressed interest in my business, here you have a littletasting from my workshop > > My little company has two employees, they are of the same age like me (I'm 22).We are in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) and it has been two> years since I sold my first propeller.> > I have always been a big fan of the first twenty years of aviation and wantedto build an aircraft of this era. But because I had no money, I at least madea propeller > > Now we sell reproductions of WW1 wooden propellers, scaled down or full size,around the whole world. They are decorative, people order them to hang them intheir livingrooms, offices. Once I would like to make also airworthy propellers,but that is a far future at the moment. Right now our propellers are handwork,precise handwork, and even though the amount of documentation of these oldprops is very limited, I am sure that our propellers are very similar, someidentical, to the original ones.> > Other products we offer are reproductions of structural parts of these aircraft.Both decorative and functional.> > Our objective is to remind people the beautiful era of aviation, the wooden propelleris symbol of this era.> > And thanks to this idea, I can now afford to build a Pietenpol. > > If you want to visit my website, it is http://HistoricPropellers.com> Here you can browse some pictures: http://facebook.com/DreveneVrtule> > That's the whole story. I am enclosing some pictures, so take a look > > See ya in the sky!> > --------> My production of WW1 propellers, trophies and constructions:> > > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 664#419664> > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/prop ... 13_133.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/axia ... d7_182.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/sopw ... ek_585.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/came ... rs_229.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/spad ... rs_836.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/sopw ... ek_196.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_3350_197.jpg> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Corvair engine core

Original Posted By: "Chris"
Bill,Glad you are headed to Corvair college #29. If you have not landed an engine coreyet, here is a tool that you may not have seen before. In 10 minutes of lookingwith it I found this lead 155 miles from your house in Greenville SC:1966 4 door corvair, auto matic, for parts or restore, cant text pictures 864-915-6395 The site is http://www.searchtempest.com/. (You can find it by goggling "Search Tempest Craigslist") It is a search engine that looks on all the Craigslists for you in any specified radius from your home zip code. I have used it to find all kinds of stuff, I have found it more productive than Ebay or Corsa. Email me privately if you have not found a core before the college.-ww.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
The landing gear/lower wing strut fittings look like GN-1 fittings. Therear landing gear attachment is forward of the rear cabain which is commonon a GN-1 but not on the Pietenpol. What is not typical of a GN-1 is therear wing strut attaching to the rear gear location. I'm guessing that thismakes your wing struts are not parallel. Mr. Grega recommended using a Cubwing and landing gear on the GN-1. The attachment for the rudder cables arebelow the stabilizer which is where the GN-1 mounting point is. Most of theother differences between a GN-1 and a Pietenpol are in the metal fittingsand the fully sheeted fuselage. Both of which cannot be seen in thepicture. My guess though is this is a GN-1. This whole conversation about TRUE Pietenpols comes up frequently. I thinkwhat really irritates the purists is to call all the various look-a-likes aPietenpol. Be true to the design and call it a GN-1 which is inspired by thePietenpol. But in the end it really doesn't matter what it is as long asyou like it. And it sounds like you do.Chris-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Marcus Zechini
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