B.H.P. And Sons Air Camper Aircraft L.L.C.

Historic photo of Bernard Pietenpol (1901-1984)
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Examples of finished Air Campers
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Additional Examples of Air Campers
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Model A Engine Mount Sky Scout Tail Wheel, Sky Scout Engine Mount, Air Camper
Three Piece Wing center section
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Andrew and Don Pietenpol Dog Sarge in front of "The Last Original" Air Camper,
Andrew's Hangar and contents.
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Year = 1924
The first airplane Bernard Pietenpol built. Note the unique vertical stabilizer and rudder.
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Year = 1924
Photo of the first airplane Bernard Pietenpol built. This airplane was powered by a Model
T Ford engine.
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Year = 1925
The Second Airplane Bernard Pietenpol Built (has no name). Powered by a Gnome
Engine.
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Year = 1928
Air Camper Profile and Elevation Plans of the Pietenpol Ship.
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Year = 1929
The Fourth Aircraft Bernard Pietenpol Built (626 Air Camper). You can see the beginning
shape of the Air Camper taking place. Powered by a Model A Ford Engine.
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Year = 1929
Another view of 626 Air Camper (I like this one better). Again You can see the beginning
shape of the Air Camper taking place. Powered by a Model A Ford Engine.
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Year = 1929
The Fifth Airplane Bernard Pietenpol Built. 899H Model A Ford Powered.
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Year = 1929
Close-up of a Model A Ford engine installed in an Air Camper.
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Year = 1932
Bernard Pietenpol, Westy Farmer, Don Finke, Orrin Hoopman standing in front of the Air
Camper Bernard Pietenpol built for Mechanics Ilustrated. During this gathering Westy
Farmer (magazine writer/editor) took pictures and words for the 1932 Mechanics
Illustrated issue that featured the 1932 Model A Ford powered Air Camper.
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Year = 1932
One seat SKY SCOUT Aircraft. N12941 The Tenth Aircraft Bernard Pietenpol Built, and it
is also the Second Sky Scout Bernard Built.
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Year = 1932
The Eleventh Airplane Bernard Pietenpol Built (12988 Air Camper). Model A Powered.
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Year = 1932
Standing in front of the Air Camper Bernard Pietenpol Built for Mechanics Illustrated is
Westy Farmer (third from left) who encouraged Bernard Pietenpol to design and build
the first Air Camper (899N). Bernard Pietenpol (fourth from left). Don Finke (fifth from left)
Good friends to Bernard Pietenpol.
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Year = 1932
Don Finke - Bernard Pietenpol - Orrin Hoopman (Drafted the original blue prints for the
first Air Camper). It was these blue prints that first appeared in the 1932 Mechanics
Illustrated.
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Year = 1932
Photo of what a Model A Ford engine looks like converted and ready for installation into
an Air Camper.
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Year = 1932
Photo of what two types of wheel/tires that Bernard used in his Air Camper and Sky
Scout Aircraft. Also pictured are the three types of props Bernard used plus the prop
hub that the props mounted on. Bernard used cruise, climb, and moderate pitched
props.
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Year = 1932
A very very old picture of Bernard's first Air Camper 12988. It looks very nice!!
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Year = 1932
Photo of the two fuselage sides that make up an Air Camper.
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Year = 1932
Photo of a Model A Ford Engine installed in an Air Camper
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Year = 1934
Photo of Bernard Pietenpol giving his youngest of two sons Donald Pietenpol (age 4)
his first flight lesson. Don Pietenpol obtained his Pilots Licence before he recieved his
driving license. If you look hard enough you can see Don smiling.
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Year = 1934
Photo of Bernard Pietenpol giving his youngest of two sons Donald Pietenpol (age 4)
his first flight lesson. Don Pietenpol obtained his Pilots Licence before he recieved his
driving licience. If you look hard enough you can see Don smiling.
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Year = 1935
The Eighth Aircraft Bernard Pietenpol Built (12236 Air Camper). Powered by a Velie 65 hp
Engine.
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Year = 1936
The Fourteenth Airplane Bernard Pietenpol Built (14836 Sky Scout). V8 Ford 85 hp.
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Year = 1937
A very nice clear picture of Bernards Air Camper 14893.
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Year = 1937
A very nice picture of Bernard H. Pietenpol in the pilot seat of his Air Camper just after
church let out. Bernard gave hundreds and hundreds of free airplane rides to all that
drove out to his landing field located one mile west of Cherry Grove, Minnesota.
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Year = 1937
Photo of two Air Campers that came out of Bernard Pietenpol's factory.
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Year = 1938
The last two Air Campers to come out of the Pietenpol Aircraft Factory. They represent
the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Aircraft Bernard Pietenpol Built. They are both Model A
Ford powered. N18235 and N14224 respective.
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Year = 1938
The Eighteenth Aircraft Bernard Pietenpol Built. (14224 Air Camper) Powered by a Model
A Ford Engine. Under Construction.
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Year = 1959
Bernard Pietenpol holding up a set of Air Camper Blue Prints in his Pietenpol Field
hangar. (ap31)

Year = 1961
Photo of what few metal fittings that are required to build an Air Camper.
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Year = 1961
Bernard Pietenpol standing in front of his and the worlds first Corvair Powered Aircraft.
Bernard removed the A65 Continental engine from a 1946 J-3 Piper Cub and replaced it
with a new out of the box Chevrolet Corvair six cylinder air cooled engine.
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Year = 1961
Side view of Bernard Pietenpol's first and world's first Corvair Powered Aircraft. Bernard
removed the A65 Continental engine from a 1946 J-3 Piper Cub and replaced it with a
new out of the box Chevrolet Corvair six cylinder air cooled engine.
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Year = 1961
Second to last Air Camper Bernard Pietenpol built - displayed in front of the PIETENPOL
FIELD hangar (now located in Oshkosh, WI).
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Year =1967
The Landing Gear from "The Last Original" (ap22)

Year = 1977
The last official FLY-IN at "PIETENPOL FIELD".
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Year = 1977
The last official FLY-IN at "PIETENPOL FIELD".
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Year = 1996
Photo of the last airplane Bernard Pietenpol ever built (NX899H). It is also known as "The
Last Original". This plane is owned and flown by Bernard's grandson Andrew Pietenpol
(left) who is the last flying Pietenpol at age 43.
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Year = 1996
Close- up photo of the cabaine struts on the last airplane Bernard Pietenpol ever built
(NX899H).
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Year = 1996
There are many new Air Campers being built every year. Here is a good example.
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