The Ford Barn

Tim · 01-01-2011, 12:27 PM

My Dad and I have always been around, loved, flown airplanes our whole life. R/C and Real ones. My Grandad was a Navigatoe on the B-17's in WWII an dmy Dad finally got his real license about 5-7 years ago. Poor guy has Diabetes now and it's tough for him to go through all the Doctor stuff. But There's no reason a Homebuilt wouldn't suffice for both of us. It would also let me finally get a legal pilot license and stop riding right seat everytime. We are both former cabinet makers and all around woodbugs, especially my Dad who is a master at just about everything he touches. So the construction of the airframe is no problem.

My question is this though- Has anybody on here done this or in the process of doing this? I'm going to use a Model A engine I have and that's what the original Pietenpols were powered by. That's what got all my wheels turning. I also need to find a set of Plans. We have the R/C ones as my Dad used to work for House of Balsa and actually designed the first kit of this for them. But it's got way to much dihedral and other changes to make it R/C ready.

I know this is pretty far off topic and the only thing that even keeps it here is the A motor. But I'm serious about this and will look into the other sites as well. But the FordBarn is such a great place to find Banger stuff. And after all an Airplane powered by a Banger would be the ultimate for me.

Happy New Year and thank you in advance,

Tim

Here's a picture so you don't think I'm completely crazy

01-01-2011, 12:27 PM	#1
Tim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 336	A powered Pietenpol Air Camper My Dad and I have always been around, loved, flown airplanes our whole life. R/C and Real ones. My Grandad was a Navigatoe on the B-17's in WWII an dmy Dad finally got his real license about 5-7 years ago. Poor guy has Diabetes now and it's tough for him to go through all the Doctor stuff. But There's no reason a Homebuilt wouldn't suffice for both of us. It would also let me finally get a legal pilot license and stop riding right seat everytime. We are both former cabinet makers and all around woodbugs, especially my Dad who is a master at just about everything he touches. So the construction of the airframe is no problem. My question is this though- Has anybody on here done this or in the process of doing this? I'm going to use a Model A engine I have and that's what the original Pietenpols were powered by. That's what got all my wheels turning. I also need to find a set of Plans. We have the R/C ones as my Dad used to work for House of Balsa and actually designed the first kit of this for them. But it's got way to much dihedral and other changes to make it R/C ready. I know this is pretty far off topic and the only thing that even keeps it here is the A motor. But I'm serious about this and will look into the other sites as well. But the FordBarn is such a great place to find Banger stuff. And after all an Airplane powered by a Banger would be the ultimate for me. Happy New Year and thank you in advance, Tim Here's a picture so you don't think I'm completely crazy Last edited by Tim; 01-01-2011 at 12:41 PM.