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| Role | amateur-built airplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Pietenpol |
| Designer | Bernard Pietenpol |
| First flight | 1933 |
The Pietenpol Sky Scout is a parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Bernard H. Pietenpol.[1]
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The Sky Scout was a lower cost follow-on to the Pietenpol's first homebuilt design, the Pietenpol Air Camper. Using a lower cost Ford Model T engine, rather than the more current Ford Model A engine of the time. The aircraft was redesigned for the heavier, lower power engine by reducing it to a single person aircraft. The new pilot location required a section called a "flop" to be installed, essentially a section of the wing that was hinged up to allow the pilot to stand up when getting into and out of the aircraft.[2]
The aircraft was designed to be built of spruce and plywood. The drawings were published in the 1933 Mechanix Illustrated magazine.
A Sky Scout is on display at the Pioneer Flight Museum in Kingsbury, Texas.[3]
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
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