The plans for the pietenpol air camper were originally published in a four part serial in the flying and glider manual of 193233. The plans sold by bernard and orrin were originally blueprints the coin of the realm in those days. The original model was flown using an ace four cylinder watercooled engine. Plans for the pietenpol sky scout since plans for thc picttlipol a.
May 01, 2015 the gear is significantly lengthened from the plans, allowing the top longerons to sit at 12 degrees in the three point position. Bernard, orrin, vi kapler, and don pietenpol all sold air camper plans at a modest cost. I can honestly say that i have never derived as much enjoyment from any model aircraft that i have built at any time in my life as the pietenpol air camper designed by don dombrowski and doug edwards. This standoff scale model of the famous homebuilt aircraft of the 1930s is an aircraft that is easy to build and one that offers more. This is a modern plan in pdfvector format for a scale model of the 1932 air camper update 210320.
Your own set of original pietenpol air camper plans. Air campersky scout photo gallery brodhead pietenpol. Pay very close attention, and draw parts out full size to see if everything works the way it should before you start sawing expensive spruce. The best choice was the chevrolet corvair aircooled flatsix. Apr 21, 2015 the pietenpol air camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. Pietenpol cherry grove, minnesota 1928 pietenpol air camper. There is no pietenpol factory to which you can ask questions. How to build a pietenpol air camper or sky scout airplane. Here are the profile and prop plans of the pietenpol ship cur area.
Due to the design of the aircraft, the pietenpol air camper is typically considered to be low and slow with an average cruise speed of 65 mph. Pietenpol builders forum discussion area for builders of pietenpol aircraft, both beginners and experienced folks. The prototype was powered with an ace fourcylinder, liquidcooled engine, but the ford model a later became the engine of choice. My package of improved air camper plans includes a copy of vi kaplers center section plan.
Replaced this plan with a better version now scaled up to fullsize, thanks to billmz quote. Pietenpol intended his parasol design to be easy to build and fun to fly and the air camper was just that. Pietenpol air camper a really neat plans built airplane this was an especially nice one with a rotec radial engine and really fine worksmanship eaa airventure oshkosh. Direct submission to outerzone freercplans free rc plans free control line plans free free flight plans. The pietenpol air camper is a simple homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. So look over the plans and decide what you would like to add or not, its up to you, but.
Members receive our quarterly newsletter and a decal for your toolbox. This tool allows you to calculate the cost of printing and shipping the pietenpol air camper plans and its building article if available. In 1932, the flying and glider manual presented the construction article on the full size homebuilt of the air camper. The plus plans include shop size 18 x 24 copies of the 1934 series of eight original plans to build the improved air camper as drawn by orrin hoopman.
These are the same plans as sold by bernard pietenpol and. Here are plans for the pietenpol air camper that i electronically scanned from my purchased copy of the august 1969 american aircraft modeler magazine. Pietenpol plans aerofred download free model airplane plans. In 1932 the flying and glider manual presented the construction article on the full size homebuilt of the air camper. Micro rc planes, rc plane plans, rc model airplanes, flying wing, airplane design, jet engine, mechanical design, aircraft design, hobbies and crafts. Remove this stick and glue firewall in at this location when the fuselage sides are joined igi. Pietenpol s grandson, andrew pietenpol, continues in bernard pietenpol s footsteps building, flying, educating, and supporting the grassroots builders who after almost eighty seven years continue building and. I decided to update the pietenpol design to incorporate.
Supplemental plan packages for the pietenpol aircamper welcome, the following is a list of all my pietenpol drawings i did while building my. We added several tubes to the right side to allow for a front door on that side. Kossak k91 ultralight blueprint download free blueprint for 3d modeling. It has been downloaded 469 times by fellow modelers from around the world. Pietenpols last built corvair powered plane, and continues building air campers and selling plans with mr. Pietenpol aircraft company official pietenpol air camper. He chose to use a model a ford engine, which was inexpensive and easy to obtain. Pietenpol air camper 10654 model aircraft, paper models. About the pietenpol air camper plan this plan is 915. Share ideas, ask questions and help build the pietenpol community. Original plans developed and updated by the designer bernard h pietenpol. Plans, with their drawings, specifications, and instructions are ed material. Using a lower cost ford model t engine, rather than the more current ford model a engine of the time.
They say they have been so swamped with mail and inquiries regarding this job of mine, over which i have. Begun with the help of doug bryant, whod already built another aircamper, gantzers. The pietenpol air camper continues to be a successful design for the same reasons homebuilders were so fascinated by the design 87 years ago. Pietenpol air camper radio control scale model quote. This was an especially nice one with a rotec radial engine and really fine worksmanship. Pietenpol air camper aircraft aircraft, model planes. Finished product, in original form, following the original plans. Builders, here is a look at terry hands steel tube piet project. Rc modeler magazineds pietenpol air camper the pietenpol air camper is a popular homebuilt aircraft that first flew in 1928, designed by frenchman bernard pietenpol. May 31, 2016 pietenpol aircamper do edilson secco, com motor ford modelo a 1928, 40hp, construido pelo proprio segundo projeto original iniciado em 1920 primeiro voo 1928. Pietenpol airplanes built to the plans of my grandfather bernard h.
The editor has selected the items of particular interest to people relatively new to the pietenpol phenomenon who want to have a good understanding of the history. Oriole junior plans download fresno model airplane. He developed the design for a twoseat monoplane powered by the model a engine that he called the air camper. 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 development. Pietenpol air camper, singleengine twoseat parasol aircraft. I have admired the pietenpol air camper for years because of its exquisite simplicity and subtle charm. Not all issues are posted here but more may become available in the future. These notes are comments by a uk builder on things he found whilst building his pietenpol using jim wills plans they may, or may not, be pertinent to. The pietenpol air camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by bernard h. Join the brodhead pietenpol association or renew your current membership. I have completed a new project and sold the pietenpol in july 2009 to make room for it. Remove this stick and glue firewall in at this location when the fuselage sides are joined csm2 csmi csmi cabane sti. The pietenpol air camper is a twoseat, highwing parasol homebuilt. A view of a really nice pietenpol air camper at brodhead 2017.
Basically the gn1 is a modified pietenpol that looks very similar to a pietenpol when finished. Lets go back to the original pietenpol air camper airfoil. 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. Hobbyking pietenpol air camper v2 70mm bluesilver arf. Vintage models paper models planes camper aviation aircraft floor plans how to plan bag. He used simple materials and methods of construction combined with an affordable and available engine to create what many consider the first successful homebuilt design. To view my construction process, hover the mouse over the pietenpol project button. Originally the pietenpol air camper was designed to be powered by a ford modela automobile engine. Pietenpol, the designer of the air camper, is deceased.
What is the difference between the pietenpol air camper and the grega gn1 aircamper. Historic pietenpol photos from the pietenpol family website. The sky scout was a lower cost followon to the pietenpol s first homebuilt design, the pietenpol air camper. Feb 08, 2017 this feature is not available right now. 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. Download printable membership application make all checks. Pietenpol air camper the plans for my pietenpol air camper long fuselage arrived on 11 feb 2008, and the construction process started shortly thereafter. Newsletter archive selected back issues of the brodhead pietenpol association newsletter are available here for download. The pietenpol air camper fiddlers green paper model. Hobbyking pietenpol aircamper v2 its back rc groups. I am stepping forward to furnish excellent copies of such plans at a practical price, along with other written air camper and sky scout materials. Pietenpol air camper, a really neat plans built airplane. To build a pietenpol air camper or sky scout, first you need a set of plans available from andrew pietenpol can be ordered on this website, and a work bench.
The aircraft was constructed on wonthaggi, victoria, australia. The air camper was designed to be built of spruce and plywood. The plans are hand drawn, and there are a few errors, but overall they are workable as has been proven time and time again. Order air camper plans sales construction builder support. Air camper and sky scout are low in cost, durable and most of all, fun probably, the biggest reason they are. Bernard pietenpol designed the air camper in the late 1920s as an affordable and attainable aircraft for the average person.
In an era where barns became aircraft factories, bernard h. Pietenpol somewhat whimsically named named it the fc10 because he used a french curve to draw it up. This is scanned and restored from a full size plan. Good flyer freercplans free rc plans free control line plans free free. Pietenpol four air camper radio control standoff scale sport aileron trainer for. I have assembled a number of the pietenpol air camper plans that i offer for sale. Aerodynamic force tests of a clark y wing equipped with maxwell type leadingedge slots were conducted in the n. The fuselage is an original short length, taken directly from the plans in the flying and glider manual.
For a brief history of the pietenpol air camper click here. The ultralight movement was in full swing at this time and the decision was made to make this air camper an ultralight, this idea worked out very well. Built by dick weeden, ted davis and francis saunders, all of brodhead. Plans are available for this aircraft from his son. Pietenpol air camper construction pietenpol aircraft company. Recently i have purchase a damaged pietenpol from the us and will be refurbishingrepairing it. Pietenpol air camper kits from california power systems. Hi steve here is the oriole junior from fresno model airplane company. Collection of free vintage model aircraft plans to download.
The model, like the fullscale aircraft, is designed to be easy to build and fly. A pietenpol air camper under construction, showing its wooden frame structure. The plans sold by bernard and orrin were originally blueprints the. For building tips, and construction detail, the builders manual original air camper. This is patterned after the gear we built for my pietenpol in 1999, which our demo pilot gus warren confirmed to allow the plane to be three pointed about 8 mph slower. This was the design that i truly wanted all along so i started building one in 1990.
Pietenpol intended his parasol design to be easy to build and fun to fly and the air camper. Possibly someone can provide the history of this beauty. Wonthaggi is situated in the south east corner of australia. Air camper sky scout photo gallery post by douwe blumberg. The aircraft was redesigned for the heavier, lower power engine by reducing it to a single person aircraft. The pietenpol air camper is a twoseat, highwing parasol homebuilt monoplane designed in 1932 by bernard pietenpol and was featured in a fourpart series titled 193233 flying and glider manual. Born in spring valley airfield in cherry grove, minnesota, mr pietenpol was considered minnesotas premiere aircraft homebuilder. The only plans that you can use are really simply copies of the original 1932 or 1934 plans. One of the first things i can point out is the rudder and vertical fin. He learned to fly in the 1920s constructing his first homebuilt airplane in 1923 with a ford. Welcome to kerianns pietenpol supplemental plan packages. It still has graceful styling, predictable flying qualities, and easy construction.
Download and upload from and to all plans categories. Historic pietenpol photo gallery pietenpol aircraft company. Pietenpol air camper reconstruction archive the aerodrome. Downloading the pietenpol air camper plans check your downloads folder.
The first set of aircraft plans that i purchased were for the nostalgic air camper of the 1930s. Plans support one or three piece wing, standard and extended fuselage, engines ford model a, corvair, a65, other, and wooden or. Use advanced search filters and sorting options to find plans easier and quicker. Follow along as i build a 1933 pietenpol air camper from scratch and plans. Pietenpol air camper kits pietenpol aircamper is low in cost, durable and most of all, fun probably the biggest reason they are inexpensive to build is that almost no aircraft ratedmaterials are required by the design. Pdfformat article on different engine choices for air campers. The pietenpol air camper is one of aviations iconic homebuilt aircraft. Hobbyking are proud to release the pietenpol aircamper v2 its back. Purchase the original pietenpol air camper and sky scout aircraft plans and aircraft kits from bernard pietenpol s family bernard h.
1402 1375 44 414 1432 1049 1220 110 60 86 1457 147 1104 7 1291 658 373 352 1448 391 350 105 1078 744 157 1134 897 732 260 164 1033 1017 1071