Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Hello, My name is Mike McCarty, I'm a wannabe Piet builder in New Mexico.So far I only have the 1932 F&GM plans and was going to start building the tailsurfaces from these plans. These plans were very clear to me and I didn't have a doubt in my mind about howthe tail surfaces went together until I started reading the list archives here.Some messagesmade reference to the thickness of materials not adding up. Aside from taperingthe main 3/4"beam on the horizontal stab to match the 5/8" material on the sides and taperingthe sidesto match the 3/4" leading edge the dimensions add up on the 1932 plans. I thenrealizedthat some of the dimensions being called out in these messages didn't jibe withthe dimensionson the 1932 plans. The messages refer to a 1/8" rabbet in the leading edge materialto acceptthe 3/32" ribs. This leaves a 1/2" thick web behind the leading edge. The 1932plans callfor a 3/32" rabbet leaving a 3/8" web. Some of the messages refer to a 3/4" diagonalbracein the H stab. I don't see this in these plans.So, are there a lot of significant differences between the D. Pietenpol suppliedplans and the1932 plans? I realize the newer plans show options for extended fuselage and splitwing design, but I expected the tail surafeces to be the same...-Mac________________________________________________________________________________