Original Posted By: javier cruz
I have never heard of anyone having to steam or soak thePietenpol lower longerons, particularly with the "Improved Air Camper" plans which have a gentle curvature comparedto the earlier version in the 1932 Flying and Glider Manual.It wasn't necessary to steam my, or my friend's, longeronsin order to fit them into the jig (both were built from the laterblueprints drawn by Orrin Hoopman).Possibly, as Cy Galley suggests, the wood is flawed. If bothlongerons came from the same piece of timber, I'd take avery close look at the one that didn't break.Cheers,Graham Hansen (Pietenpol CF-AUN)________________________________________________________________________________-Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:51:38 -0700 (PDT)