thumb|right|UK variant Pietenpol Air Camper
thumb|right|Air Camper with a Ford Model A engine
thumb|right|A Pietenpol Air Camper under construction, showing its wooden frame structure.
thumb|"Pinocho", an Air Camper made in Mexico by Miguel Carrillo Ayala in 1935 and now in the [[Mexican Air Force Museum|Museo Militar de Aviación. Powered by a 201 CID engine of a Ford Model A.]]
The Pietenpol Air Camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Bernard H. Pietenpol. The first prototype that became the Air Camper was built and flown by Pietenpol in 1928.
Development
The Air Camper was designed to be built of spruce and plywood. One of Pietenpol's goals was to create a plane that was affordable and easy to construct for home builders. Building an Air Camper requires basic woodworking skills and tools. Builders also need to fabricate some metal fittings to attach the wooden parts. Some welding is required. The plans for the Pietenpol Aircamper were originally published in a four-part serial in the "Flying and Glider" Manual of 1932-33. Over the years over 30 different engines have flown in the Pietenpol Air Camper. Many modern Pietenpol builders prefer Continental A65, C85 or C90 air-cooled flat fours.
Variants
;Pietenpol Sky Scout
:BH Pietenpol also designed and published plans for a single-seat version of the aircraft named the Pietenpol Sky Scout, which was slightly smaller and was powered by the Ford Model T engine.
;UK LAA-approved Pietenpol Air Camper
:In some countries, civil aviation authority approval is required for each experimental aircraft design, in addition to the approval of each aircraft an individual makes, as in the US. A variant of the Pietenpol Air Camper was designed by Mr. J. K. Wills, and UK Light Aircraft Association approval was obtained for this variant.
thumb|right|Grega GN-1 Aircamper
;Grega GN-1 Aircamper
:A plans-only homebuilt design similar to the Air Camper using a Piper Cub wing.
;St Croix Pietenpol Aerial
:A biplane adaptation, designed by Chad and Charles Willie and produced by St Croix Aircraft of Corning, Iowa, first flown in 1977.
;St Croix Pietenpol Aircamper
:An adaptation of the original design with more wingspan, longer fuselage and higher gross weight.