G-BUCO - pietenpolclub.co.uk
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G-BUCO
| LAA Project Number | 047 - 11829 |
| Power plant type & HP | Rolls Royce C90 90 HP |
| Empty weight (lbs.) | 740lb |
| Year construction started | 1989 |
| Year of maiden flight | 1992 |
| Constructor(s) | Alan James |
| Current Owner(s) | Alan James |
| Total Airframe Hours (as at 1 Jan 2009) | 871 hrs |
| Basic material type (e.g. wood / metal fuselage) | Wood |
| Typical cruise ( kts) | 70 kts |
| Fuel capacity & type | 13 Imp gallons |
| Endurance @ MTOW (hrs) | 2.5 hours |
| G-BUCO checklist and handling notes. | |
| Notes: | G-BUCO has made 1420 flights, carried over 321 different passengers and visited 132 airfields. She’s crossed the English Channel 15 times, the longest trip in one day being Newbury – Strasbourg. The furthest she’s flown is Bavaria. In 1999 she won the ‘Dawn to Dusk’ challenge photographing over 100 sites of interest along the 1916 Battle of The Somme front line. Alan James |
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Comments
Best looking Pietenpol I have seen so far.
Very nice --beautiful job.
I admire your Pietenpol and would like to correspond with you. I'm in the USA (Texas).
Beautiful plane, so well done. I love the nose of the cowl and the many tasteful details. I like your extensive travels, too.