Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
I just received the wheel hubs for my piet from Ken Perkins kenandvernaperkins(at)sbcglobal.netvery nice and only $150.00 dollars a pair with the bushings installed.Ken________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: HUBS
Re: Pietenpol-List: HUBS
Original Posted By: Ken Hannan
Ken, Do you have any pictures?Jim D ----- Original Message -----
Ken, Do you have any pictures?Jim D ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: HUBS
Original Posted By: "James Dallas"
James, I will be posting pictures of my Peit this week, as I figure outhow to work this new camerabut in the mean time this the link to the pictures from the guy who makesthe Hubs.http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoG ... mID=8----- Original Message -----
James, I will be posting pictures of my Peit this week, as I figure outhow to work this new camerabut in the mean time this the link to the pictures from the guy who makesthe Hubs.http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/photoG ... mID=8----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: HUBS
Original Posted By: Ken Hannan
Thanks for the info Ken.Jim D ----- Original Message -----
Thanks for the info Ken.Jim D ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: CG was Useful Weight
Original Posted By: ""
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: CG was Useful WeightIn a message dated 9/15/03 2:34:36 PM Central Daylight Time, catdesign(at)intergate.com writes:> I have the Short Fuselage. I weigh 210 lbs. Empty weight with the Continental A65 is 625 lbs. When I had the Model A on my plane, I had to movethe wing back 3 1/2", and use 14 lb chunk of lead (that I cast to fit the bell housing bolt pattern) bolted to the engine, to just barely keep the CG ahead ofthe aft limit. Using ballast gives me the hiebie jiebies !! Although we, asbuilders, have the option of setting gross weight at anything we choose, I set my gross weight limit at 1080 lbs., per recommended by B.H.P. I was alsoaware of the recommendation by B.H.P. about the long nose plane not coming outof a slip. I figured out on paper, how far to extend the Continental engine mount, to maintain a safe C.G., without adding any balast, and leaving the wing at 3 1/2" back. I came up with 8" longer than the Orrin Hoopman Contental engine mount plans. I used heavier wall tubing (.060"), and built the engine mount eight inches longer than plans, and all said and done, it came out exactly whereI calculated it, stays in the C.G range no matter what the configuration is, and no ballast !! The nose is long, and I have not had any trouble coming outof a slip. I have been practicing coming in high on final, 1/4 mile out and maybe 500 feet, pull power almost to idle and the nose really drops, then evenput it in a slip, and she comes down so fast, that I just barely make the numbers, with no trouble at all coming out of a slip. This is good practice tobe ready for an engine failure. Flying behind that Model A has built a littlevoice in my sub conscious - every couple of minutes of flying, that little voice asks "If this engine fails right now, where are you going to land ?". Flying at the heavier weights causes the plane to wallaw around a little taxiing, and on rollout on landing. Feels like it could get away from me unless I'm really dancing on that rudder. It's the bunji chords. I just can'tget them tight enough. I tie up the loops, as called in the plans, and I've re-done all four bunjies at least five times, trying to get them tight enough,and they are a real pain to install on the struts. I have the split axle gear,but I think this is a fairly common problem on Piets, no matter what style gear....OK, what was that question ???Chuck GantzerWichita KSNX770CGFrom Trees & Rags,to Stick & Rudder,Pietenpols are FOREVER !!!!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:42:23 -0500
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: CG was Useful WeightIn a message dated 9/15/03 2:34:36 PM Central Daylight Time, catdesign(at)intergate.com writes:> I have the Short Fuselage. I weigh 210 lbs. Empty weight with the Continental A65 is 625 lbs. When I had the Model A on my plane, I had to movethe wing back 3 1/2", and use 14 lb chunk of lead (that I cast to fit the bell housing bolt pattern) bolted to the engine, to just barely keep the CG ahead ofthe aft limit. Using ballast gives me the hiebie jiebies !! Although we, asbuilders, have the option of setting gross weight at anything we choose, I set my gross weight limit at 1080 lbs., per recommended by B.H.P. I was alsoaware of the recommendation by B.H.P. about the long nose plane not coming outof a slip. I figured out on paper, how far to extend the Continental engine mount, to maintain a safe C.G., without adding any balast, and leaving the wing at 3 1/2" back. I came up with 8" longer than the Orrin Hoopman Contental engine mount plans. I used heavier wall tubing (.060"), and built the engine mount eight inches longer than plans, and all said and done, it came out exactly whereI calculated it, stays in the C.G range no matter what the configuration is, and no ballast !! The nose is long, and I have not had any trouble coming outof a slip. I have been practicing coming in high on final, 1/4 mile out and maybe 500 feet, pull power almost to idle and the nose really drops, then evenput it in a slip, and she comes down so fast, that I just barely make the numbers, with no trouble at all coming out of a slip. This is good practice tobe ready for an engine failure. Flying behind that Model A has built a littlevoice in my sub conscious - every couple of minutes of flying, that little voice asks "If this engine fails right now, where are you going to land ?". Flying at the heavier weights causes the plane to wallaw around a little taxiing, and on rollout on landing. Feels like it could get away from me unless I'm really dancing on that rudder. It's the bunji chords. I just can'tget them tight enough. I tie up the loops, as called in the plans, and I've re-done all four bunjies at least five times, trying to get them tight enough,and they are a real pain to install on the struts. I have the split axle gear,but I think this is a fairly common problem on Piets, no matter what style gear....OK, what was that question ???Chuck GantzerWichita KSNX770CGFrom Trees & Rags,to Stick & Rudder,Pietenpols are FOREVER !!!!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:42:23 -0500
Re: Pietenpol-List: CG was Useful Weight
Original Posted By: "Robert Haines"
Why would having a longer nose cause you have problems recovering from aslip? My guess is that the extra nose would act counter to the rudder in aslip and help keep it there, simple due to the fact that the side surfacearea of the nose is forward of the center of lift. Somewhat like if theaircraft was hanging by a string at the center of lift, a crosswind hittingthe tail would try to rotate the aircraft one way, the same wind hitting thenose would try to rotate the aircraft the other. A longer nose provide ahigher ratio of surface in front of to surface behind the center of lift.If this is the case, moving the wing back does the exact same thing, so isthere really a problem?Robert HainesUp here in beautiful Illinois hopeing that Corky eventually flys his ownplane.________________________________________________________________________________
Why would having a longer nose cause you have problems recovering from aslip? My guess is that the extra nose would act counter to the rudder in aslip and help keep it there, simple due to the fact that the side surfacearea of the nose is forward of the center of lift. Somewhat like if theaircraft was hanging by a string at the center of lift, a crosswind hittingthe tail would try to rotate the aircraft one way, the same wind hitting thenose would try to rotate the aircraft the other. A longer nose provide ahigher ratio of surface in front of to surface behind the center of lift.If this is the case, moving the wing back does the exact same thing, so isthere really a problem?Robert HainesUp here in beautiful Illinois hopeing that Corky eventually flys his ownplane.________________________________________________________________________________