1929 Pietenpol Aircamper

GoBoy · Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:59 pm

Flew a very early and original Pietenpol Aircamper last Sunday
Powered by a 1929 Ford Model A engine
She flew at a very respectable 70 mph at 1900 rpm
Original 1918 Curtiss Jenny wheels, no brakes , all instruments were original WW 1, very light on the controls , tuned on a dime
Comparable to the 1935 Taylor E2 Cub that I get to fly except the the e2 only does about 55 mph
I really enjoyed this little airplane , very nostalgic and very interesting to fly
Big radiator up front so very limited forward visibility
Look out to the left and you got warm exhaust air , look out to the right and you got nice cool 70 mph air
Not a bad way to to mark the 20th aircraft type I am now checked out in

Colonel · Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:05 am

Neat! Sounds like my kind of airplane - lots of character ;D

GoBoy · Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:30 am

Here is a clip of my take off
Not too exciting but it gives one a good idea of how a Model A sounds in flight

GoBoy · Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:23 am

[quote author=SSU link=topic=641.msg2434#msg2434 date=1439433410]
That's pretty neat. How on earth does one get into the front seat?
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LOL with a lot of twisting and turning
Its not for anyone with limited flexibility
To get into the rear seat one must swing a leg over the fuselage and into the cockpit
Very WW 1 ish ....very cool

Fendermandan · Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:44 pm

Is this you?
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GoBoy · Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:33 am

[quote author=Fendermandan link=topic=641.msg2477#msg2477 date=1439577862]
Is this you?
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Can't see anything on that link

Fendermandan · Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:32 pm

Sorry, tried to pin the exact photo. Does this work?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/crispyrat ... 8231/page2

See the mid-bottom pic: C-FXME

GoBoy · Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:07 pm

[quote author=Fendermandan link=topic=641.msg2503#msg2503 date=1439829132]
Sorry, tried to pin the exact photo. Does this work?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/crispyrat ... 8231/page2

See the mid-bottom pic: C-FXME
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Nope
"page not found"

Fendermandan · Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:12 pm

Sorry again it looks like flickr changes the URL after you visit it, you know its all about collecting the info. This is not my flickr account.

Lets try this:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/crispyrat/Ji6819

If you go page 2 you will find C-FXME. I think it's not yours, still the nice plane. I can't find the reg in the TC directory.