Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 11/22/01
RE: Pietenpol-List: Jump-Starting a project, need advice
Original Posted By: Jim Sury
Kip Gardner wrote:can anyone think of any obvious warning flags that I should be looking forgiven whatI've described?Kip,There's been some discussion of Aerolite glue in this forum the past fewmonths. I would ask for some test samples made when they glued the joint soyou can break them and see how the glue holds up.If it is on the gear, a simple test to see how true everything is lined upwould be to run a steel tape measure from the tailpost to the end of eachaxle. It might also be possible to put the plane in level flight attitudeand put a level on the top longerons and hang sme plumb bobs to see howeverything lines up. If the woodwork is good and the structure is wellaligned, it's probably a good investment. If the fuselage is not alignedand true, pass it up. You may never be able to rig it where it will flywell. Check out Tony Bingelis' "The Sportplane Builder" , looking at thechapters on alignment. Most of the trouble building an airplane is keepingeverything lined up, and poor aligm=nment is one reason many projects seemto drift from builder to builder to builder.Good luck, Jack Phillips________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:01:26 -0600
Kip Gardner wrote:can anyone think of any obvious warning flags that I should be looking forgiven whatI've described?Kip,There's been some discussion of Aerolite glue in this forum the past fewmonths. I would ask for some test samples made when they glued the joint soyou can break them and see how the glue holds up.If it is on the gear, a simple test to see how true everything is lined upwould be to run a steel tape measure from the tailpost to the end of eachaxle. It might also be possible to put the plane in level flight attitudeand put a level on the top longerons and hang sme plumb bobs to see howeverything lines up. If the woodwork is good and the structure is wellaligned, it's probably a good investment. If the fuselage is not alignedand true, pass it up. You may never be able to rig it where it will flywell. Check out Tony Bingelis' "The Sportplane Builder" , looking at thechapters on alignment. Most of the trouble building an airplane is keepingeverything lined up, and poor aligm=nment is one reason many projects seemto drift from builder to builder to builder.Good luck, Jack Phillips________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:01:26 -0600
Re: Pietenpol-List: Prop for A65
Original Posted By: "K. and J. Hallsten"