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- Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:21 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Brake pedals
- Replies: 3
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Brake pedals
Could anyone share photos and/or drawings of the pedal layout for brakes? How are they positioned in relation to the rudder bar? We are currently thinking of heel brake pedals. Any comments or recommendations?
- Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:17 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Elevator deflections.
- Replies: 2
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Elevator deflections.
We are starting to assemble control cables and have questions the deflection angles for the elevators? What are the maximum up and down angles for the elevators ? Are the up and down limits/angles the same?
- Mon May 12, 2025 5:58 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Wheel Brake Pedal Configuration
- Replies: 3
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Wheel Brake Pedal Configuration
We are evaluating how to install wheel brakes and possible a steering tail wheel. The classic Pietenpol rudder bar would not seem to work with these, and we assume a pedal configuration is substituted. Would anyone like to share their concepts and layouts ? Photos or drawings would be great!
- Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:39 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Rudder Hinges
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3018
Re: Rudder Hinges
We did a more thorough inventory of the tail feathers and components we have inherited and found we do have 9 sets of finished hinges. Great to see a thriving supply chain for Pietenpol parts.
- Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:54 am
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Rudder Hinges
- Replies: 4
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Rudder Hinges
Where can I source the cast aluminum rudder hinges "now used as standard equipment" listed on drawing 2 ?
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Are there two Corvair engine mount versions?
- Replies: 4
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Are there two Corvair engine mount versions?
We are building a Corvair powered Pietenpol and have been donated an engine mount similar to the one in the attached photograph (not ours, but appears to be the same as our donated version)
However, it looks very different from the version in the drawing dated 3/15/67 in a pack from Brodhead. One ...
However, it looks very different from the version in the drawing dated 3/15/67 in a pack from Brodhead. One ...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: fuselage cross members and tailpiece
- Replies: 3
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Re: fuselage cross members and tailpiece
What are members opinions on the alternative ways of installing the tail post - add a tail post to both fuselage sides, chamfer down to 1/2 ", glue together at same time longerons are glued together OR glue longerons together and add one piece/solid tail post.?
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: Pietenpol Builders Forum
- Topic: Heat necessary to bend fuselage sides?
- Replies: 1
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Heat necessary to bend fuselage sides?
We are an EAA Chapter in Sonoma , CA, just starting to build a Pietenpol. We have completed the fuselage sides using a jig , without any heat treatment of the longerons to aid bending. We are about to set up the fuselage and are wondering if we should use heat treatment - steam, hot water - help the ...