Sounds awesomei started looking at them after the family experienced the travel air ride and decided that regularly flying in an open cockpit wasnt as nice as fully enclosedlooking at prices on fly babys and pietenpols, i could probably operate both my 170 and a fly baby or pietenpol cheaper than it would cost to run a waco or travel air. The model a ford engine later became the standard powerplant used. Laa type acceptance data sheet tads 047 pietenpol aircamper page 2 of 7. The ama plans service offers a fullsize version of many of the plans show here at a very reasonable cost. Grega has passed and no one is selling his plans anymore. It adds 1 foot in length to the forward module, to provide sleeping accommodations to those over 6 feet tall.
Pdfformat article on different engine choices for air campers. Other engines have also been used including the ford model t. Purchase the original pietenpol air camper and sky scout aircraft plans and aircraft kits from bernard pietenpols family bernard h. In april of 1929, he brought a model a engined twoseat airplane air camper to minneapolis, minnesota to show the editor of modern mechanics magazine that an auto engined airplane could indeed fly. A third generation pietenpol pilot and air camper builder, andrew is now at the helm of pietenpol aircraft company, and recently completed a new website that highlights the history of bernard h. The air camper was designed to be built of spruce and plywood.
Pietenpol air camper 244 21 15 625 385 140 1,080 28 5 40 35 60 i 30 pounds. These drawings are considered by the laa to be part of the design standard for the air camper. The pietenpol air camper n691, once owned by the late allen rudolf, is one of the bestloved airplanes of the brodhead pietenpol association, a community of antique airplane enthusiasts flying out of a grass field in brodhead, wisconsin. The most popular engine for the air camper in the uk is the continental c90 or o200, without starter or alternator to save. Pietenpol air camper lands at hagerstown, in july 21st, 2009. See more ideas about camper, aircraft and kit planes. Pietenpol built and flew an airplane of his own design.
His vision was to prove that a practical airplane could be produced using an automobile engine. Pietenpol air camper from rc modeler magazine plans kit. With these thorough stepbystep instructions, you can build your own for a fraction of the cost of a commercial camper. Check out the plans to build a big load carrier on your bug, or create a 1940style camper on top of a beetle. Pm even published some reader builds back in the 70s, including some vws that had. If you want a different engine, you will want some guidance for the change. The airplane was a single place open cockpit monoplane made from wood obtained at the local lumberyard, fittings fabricated from a blacksmith shop, and a covering of bed sheet material painted with clear varnish.
Pietenpol aircraft company official pietenpol air camper. Golden age air museum grimes airfield, 371 airport road, bethel, pa 19507 telephone. The plans were published as a 4part series in flying and glider manual 1932. Some people use solid 1 spars as shown on the plans. It was a sturdy and lightweight plane, with a twentyninefoot wingspan and a sixtyfivemileperhour cruising speed. The original plans show only the ford model a engine. Builders here is a collection of information we have put out for pietenpol builders. It also increases the load capacity to over 800 pounds. The original model was flown using an ace four cylinder watercooled engine. Pietenpol aircamper the light aircraft association. To view my construction process, hover the mouse over the pietenpol project button. One of pietenpols goals was to create a plane that was affordable and easy to construct for home builders. Building an air camper requires basic woodworking skills and tools. Apr 25, 20 pietenpol air camper, a really neat plans built airplane.
The pietenpol air camper continues to be a successful design for the same reasons homebuilders were so fascinated by the design 87. Pietenpol, the designer of the air camper, is deceased. Hobbyking pietenpol air camper v2 70mm bluesilver arf. A pietenpol air camper under construction, showing its wooden frame structure. Probably the largest challenge for anyone starting to build a pietenpol air camper is gathering all the updated changes to the airplane over its eight decades of. The pietenpol air camper was a revolution in the homebuilt aircraft world. The planes plans were published in the magazine and it became a favorite homebuilt airplane, which continues to this day. Ar2 ar2 balsa ari ar2 332 x 14 balsa 116 x 18 balsa elevqtor throw. Here are the profile and prop plans of the pietenpol ship cur area.
The pietenpol air camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. Pietenpol air camper and similar models pietenpolpac. Pietenpols grandson, andrew pietenpol, continues in bernard pietenpols footsteps building, flying, educating, and supporting the grassroots builders who after almost eighty seven years continue building and. Air camper plans are not included in these starter kits and can be purchased directly from the pietenpol family at. As we have more content, i can easily add a link here and keep this current. The plans for the pietenpol air camper were originally published in a four part serial in the flying and glider manual of 193233. Pietenpols last built corvair powered plane, and continues building air campers and selling plans with mr. Discussion in home builders and sport pilots started by jose r. Pietenpol, the pietenpol air camper, basic air camper construction, and an insight into bernards lifetime dedication to aviation, all captured in more than 500 neverseen. This, of course, means that your copy will reflect the original first run of drawings by orrin hoopman.
Pietenpol air camper plans, august 1969 american aircraft. Plans, with their drawings, specifications, and instructions are ed material. Pietenpol air camper kits california power systems. The plans for the 1934 improved air camper have never been updated on the plans. Pietenpol air camper full size pdf plans, vectorial, wood. This page was last edited on 1 september 2015, at 17. We added several tubes to the right side to allow for a front door on that side. This business is for sale we not accepting any orders. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Canopycockpitfuselage covers canopy covers help reduce damage to your airplanes upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat, and they can eliminate problems caused by leaking door and window seals. Since the 1930s the aircraft has continued to be built by enthusiasts from pientenpolss original plans, utilising more modern powerplants of coure but sticking to orginal construction methods.
The pietenpol air camper is a simple homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. At 1200 lbs, it is lighter than almost every popup camper on the market. Pietenpol air camper for sale brodhead pietenpol association. Pietenpol air camper, singleengine twoseat parasol aircraft.
The plans for my pietenpol air camper long fuselage arrived on 11 feb 2008, and the construction process started shortly thereafter. Plan 383 pietenpol air camper plan 58 plan 383 a simple to build electric powered scale model by peter rake with a 58. Send me an email requesting the mcc extended plan set. The plans for the pietenpol aircamper were originally published in a fourpart. The original model a powered light plane designed to get the best possible performance from a model a motor, to be easy to fly, and to get the most flying hours for the money invested. Plans are available for this aircraft from his son. Campervan plans motorhome, alternative energy, ebook. This air camper was manufactured from original plans and uses an original ford model a engine. Micro rc planes, rc plane plans, rc model airplanes, flying wing, airplane design, jet engine, mechanical design, aircraft design, hobbies and crafts.
For all those that purchased the mini campercruiser plans, there is an extended version plan available for free. The first prototype that became the air camper was built and flown by pietenpol in 1928. This article was written by the it still runs team, copy edited and fact checked through a multipoint auditing system, in efforts to ensure our readers only receive the best information. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Steel tube pietenpol fuselage with landing gear and 12 x 4.
Also, a combination belt and disk sander will make your life so much easier. Hello gentlemen, i am looking for a set of gn1 plans. Its popularity has a lot to do with the fact that it was once owned by the late allen rudolf. Home full size pdf plans, bitmap, wood 1 full size pdf plans, bitmap, wood 2 pietenpol air camper keyword search pick only one from each group and keep in mind that we are in the process of editing all the plans so only the plans already edited will show up. Scrap balsa gussets 316 x 38 i aileron pushrods balsa x 14 fri balsa. Minnesota mechanic bernard pietenpol set out to make an airplane for everyone, something you could build with fabric and glue, and automotive and bicycle parts. Pietenpol cherry grove, minnesota 1928 pietenpol air camper. What you will receive are copies of the exact same plans that bernard and orrin and don pietenpol sold eight 18 x 24 shop size plans.
Builders, here is a look at terry hands steel tube piet project. The fuselage is an original short length, taken directly from the plans in the flying and glider manual. In fact it has grown so much in popularity that in 2015 the pientenpol aircraft company. I have swept it into this single page so builders can have a single reference point on the airframe. Note that i redrew the top of the fin after this picture using a 4 inch curve and had to increase the size half an inch or so to accommodate the rudder, otherwise there is a step. The most popular engine for the air camper in the uk is the. Even today, with a wide variety of kit choices available from wood, to metal and composites, the piet still remains a popular choice among builders of all experience levels. Air camper and sky scout are low in cost, durable and most of all, fun probably, the biggest reason they are. This was an especially nice one with a rotec radial engine and really fine worksmanship. Pietenpol air camper, a really neat plans built airplane. Pietenpol plans aerofred download free model airplane. Tools needed the tools truly needed to build a pietenpol are few and simple, it is however recommended you acquire a drill press, band saw, and either table saw or compound miter saw. If you purchased the 1934 improved air camper plans and followed them exactly, you would have a very nice looking museum display of a 1934 airplane.
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