Pietenpol Drawings

Runway 9 ... close to sunset ... note shadow of the Pietenpol on the runway
[ Photo Credit: Silvio Padron, Circa 2009 ]

The Photostats were white lines on black ... "negatives" of the Photostats are provided for easy of review.

Warning: These Photostats are provided for historical reference only and should not be used as exact scale drawings for building.
Photostat copying and my scanning technique has introduced errors in scaling and merging two half pages from small scanner window.
Please Purchase Plans from Pietenpol Family
Link for Order Page for Plans, Information Packet, Rib Layout, Etc.
Plans were published in Modern Mechanics Illustrated, a Minneapolis based magazine, the predecessor to Popular Mechanics magazine.
Plans drawn by 19 year old Orrin Hoopman a neighbor to Bernard Pietenpol (pronounced “BURN-erd PETE-n-paal).
For more historical details from Greg Cardinal .. page down one-third.

[Created 11/18/09 updated 11/24/2009]

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