Pietenpol-List: wings installed!!!

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:30 am

Original Posted By: "Larry Ragan"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wings installed!!!> Need to share my excitement... I just spent the last 5 hours > making the lift struts and installing the wings. Not a tough job > just time consuming.> > I went with 1.2 degrees of dihedral and 0.4 of washout (which is > about 3/8" at the trailing edge at wing tip) My incidence at the > root is 1.8 degrees.> > Man... was it ever cool to have this thing parked in the driveway > with the wings on!> > lots of pics here> > http://imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image- ... -15-04.htm> > DJ Vegh> N74DV> Mesa, AZ> www.imagedv.com/aircamper> > > > -> ________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:30 pm

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:41 am

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Bet you're glad you bought that project now. It's looking good and wasinteresting as to how you put your dihedral in. I've read of others whoput 1 degree in and said that it made a definite difference on the GN-1 stability.Would you hurry up and finish? There are a bunch of us who'vebeen following your work. We're getting impatient.Larry Ragan Jacksonville, Fl. lragan(at)hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:59:43 -0500

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:15 am

Original Posted By: DJ Vegh
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matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:38 pm

Original Posted By: DJ Vegh
DJ,Pics are great! It IS a big step for a builder to see his project when it firstREALLY looks like a plane.Have you considered putting in a cutout above the rear pit? I'm very glad I did.It's the only way to see above you in flight. But then we have a very busysky diving operation here and you have to be looking all ways. 22 jumpers leavinga plane at once pretty much fills up the sky.Nice progress!!walt evansNX140DL ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:17 pm

Original Posted By: walt evans
I have a flop that hinges at the rear spar. I was thinking of making another oneand using 3/32" lexan to cover the top and bottom of it.. basically makingit transparent. Would help greatly in seeing other traffic while in steep turns.DJ----- Original Message -----

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:40 pm

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: wings installed!!! DJYour GN-1 looks great but I would have to say that the Z looks almost as good, like that blue color too.RHNeed to share my excitement... I just spent the last 5 hours making the lift struts and installing the wings. Not a tough job just time consuming.I went with 1.2 degrees of dihedral and 0.4 of washout (which is about 3/8" at the trailing edge at wing tip) My incidence at the root is 1.8 degrees.Man... was it ever cool to have this thing parked in the driveway with the wings on!lots of pics here________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:09 pm

Original Posted By: "Catdesign"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: wings installed!!! DJ,Ah yessss !! Another milestone reached. Really feels great, huh ? Congratulations !!Chuck G.________________________________________________________________________________

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