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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jameslbirke" data-source="post: 209769" data-attributes="member: 20435"><p>The Pietenpol Was one of the 1st examples of a home built plane. You bought the plans from Bernard Pietenpol and you were on your own. James Moynahan started construction of this plane. he worked on it for several years and passed away. His brother took it over and also passed away shortly after. Bernards window donated it to our museum. When we got it, the fuselage, tail feathers, wing ribs, and spars had been completed. So all the structure was good. It also included Ford model A engine but it had no accessories. We essentially had to put the thing together which included buying a lot of missing materials and hardware. 3 of us worked 2 to 3 days a week for 4 hours each and after 3 years of effort, we finally finished the project. I kept a journal of our progress as we worked on the project. I am attaching a copy of it to this reply.</p></blockquote><p></p>