G-BYZY

LAA Project Number 047 - 12190
Power plant type & HP Lycoming 0-235-C1
Empty weight (lbs.) 860lbs
Year construction started 1991
Year of maiden flight 2000
Constructor(s) David Hanchet
Current Owner(s) David Hanchet
Total Airframe Hours (as at 1 Jan 2009) 101 hrs
Basic material type (e.g. wood / metal fuselage) Wood
Typical cruise ( kts) 70 kts
Fuel capacity & type 15 Imp Gallons petrol
Endurance @ MTOW (hrs) 3 hours (usually bladder)
Notes Electric start with separate master and solenoid, hand tooled, hand stitched Abyssinian hairless sheepskin finish to coamings, tool box and first aid under pilot’s seat, storage compartment in centre section, cut away centre section to facilitate entry and exit to rear seat, foot hold welded onto front undercarriage to facilitate entry and exit to front seat, wing tip hand holds, hand rolled front cowlings, hand finished brass prop spinner ( Austin 7 headlight unit), hand made propeller, double inspection panels to bell crank underside of fuselage, reinforcing timber hand grips under top longerons to both cockpits, aileron, rudder and elevator horns made to original drawings, modified tail wheel assembly based on original design with additional valve spring to prevent bottoming.

Club for flyers, builders and enthusiasts of Bernard Pietenpol's wonderful Air Camper...

The UK Pietenpol Club

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