---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 10/11/04: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:20 AM - balancing (billshamblin) 2. 02:41 AM - about to begin?? (billshamblin) 3. 10:23 AM - Re: about to begin?? () 4. 11:30 AM - Re: about to begin?? (Rcaprd@aol.com) 5. 04:51 PM - Re: about to begin?? (Dmott9@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:20:49 AM PST US From: "billshamblin" Subject: Pietenpol-List: balancing flyers, there is a section on balancing and engine on page 21 of the 1929 flying and gliding manual. bill shamblin morganton nc ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:41:56 AM PST US From: "billshamblin" Subject: Pietenpol-List: about to begin?? flyers, what are the important changes to the aircamper plans after those presented in 1932 f+g manual?? or can one reasonably work from those plans alone?? thanks, bill shamblin morganton nc ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:23:55 AM PST US From: Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: about to begin?? --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Bill, The major differences in the "Improved" Air Camper plans and the F&G plans are in the fuselage and the landing gear. The tailplane is slightly different as well. Good airplanes have been constructed from either set of plans, and from the "long" fuselage which came out much later. Many planes are constructed from a combination of the different versions. My own Air Camper, which flew for the first time last week, has the long fuselage, the Vi Kapler 3-piece wing, but the original F&G landing gear. Choose what you like and build it. It will still be a Pietenpol. I doubt if any two of the half dozen or so Air Campers built by BHP were identical. Jack Phillips Raleigh, NC > > From: "billshamblin" > Date: 2004/10/11 Mon AM 05:53:31 EDT > To: > Subject: Pietenpol-List: about to begin?? > > flyers, > > what are the important changes to the aircamper plans after those presented in 1932 f+g manual?? or can one reasonably work from those plans alone?? > > > > thanks, > > bill shamblin > morganton nc > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:30:48 AM PST US From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: about to begin?? --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com In a message dated 10/11/04 12:25:36 PM Central Daylight Time, pietflyr@bellsouth.net writes: << I doubt if any two of the half dozen or so Air Campers built by BHP were identical. >> Jack, Bernard Harold Pietenpol built either 24 or 26 Air Campers. Doc Mosher's directory lists them. No two of them were exactly alike. The last two were built in 1960 and 1964, with Corvair engines. Bill, If you are seriously considering building a Pietenpol AirCamper, purchase the plans directly from the Pietenpol Family. Their web site: http://www.pressenter.com/~apietenp Chuck G. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:51:33 PM PST US From: Dmott9@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: about to begin?? --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Dmott9@aol.com In a message dated 10/11/04 2:31:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Rcaprd@aol.com writes: > Jack, > Bernard Harold Pietenpol built either 24 or 26 Air Campers. Doc Mosher's > directory lists them. No two of them were exactly alike. The last two were > > built in 1960 and 1964, with Corvair engines. > It might be interesting to post details of the airplanes that BHP did build. Chronological order and what improvements, or modifications he made on each one would be good "historical" information. Engine type, Empty weight and where the airplane is now also.