On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:17:11 GMT, "Bill A."
wrote:

I'm still trying to select an aircraft to build from scratch and it's
starting to look like it's coming down to the engine (budget reasons of
course). I really like the Pietenpol Aircamper but from what I've read you
need a Rotex or other "aircraft" engine and of course that's expensive. I
was also thinking of the Volksplane, which I don't like as much but it can
use a VW engine which I can find cheap and I've torn down and rebuilt a
couple of them so I'm more familiar with them.


A Piet can be flown with LOTS of different engines. The Model A Ford
was the first engine - all 40? HP. The 50HP model B followed, and then
the Corvair.
If the Model A worked, I'm sure a 200 plus cu inch later model inline
four or six could be made to work as well. You want something with
"grunt" - lots of torque at low RPMs.

So the question's are.does anyone have experience (good or bad) with a VW
engine in an Aircamper? What other scratch build planes work well with VW
engines other then the Volksplanes? What other engines would fall into the
same price range has a VW (which I would be getting used and rebuilding
myself)?



Thanks all

Bill A.

Canoga Park, CA



PS. If anyone has a Pietenpol, Volksplane, or similar plane in the LA area I
sure would like to take a look at it.