Original Posted By: Carbarvo(at)aol.com
Dear List, My Flying and Glider Manuel is a little blurred. It appears that the steelthat is used to reinforce the areas around the wood landing gear on page 17 is16 gage steel. Even with a magnifying glass it is hard to be sure. Can someoneconfirm that it is 16 gage. Thanks. Dave in Missouri________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Steel Gage
Re: Pietenpol-List: Steel Gage
Original Posted By: Gadd, Skip
Message16 ga. or .063 is correct.Dale and I weighed our landing gear. Included were thegear legs, axle, spreader bars, bracing cables, wheels and tires.Total weight - 60 lbsGreg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----
Message16 ga. or .063 is correct.Dale and I weighed our landing gear. Included were thegear legs, axle, spreader bars, bracing cables, wheels and tires.Total weight - 60 lbsGreg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: the myths about rib stitching
Original Posted By: del magsam
As per the Poly Fiber manual, if, after you snap chalk lines, you"pre-poke" the stitch holes, by sliding the wing toward you , you canstitch half(front to back) the wing at the aeleron area. From the rear andthen from the front.The root of the wing can be done with just a little stretching to get to thecenter.Just put the wing on horses instead of a table, so when you put the needledown thru you can climb under and pull it down and send it back up.The note in the Poly fiber manual about the light under the wing pointing upis the answer. Makes the wing invisable, and you can see everything.including all control cables and drag/anti-drag wiresFunny how the strangest things put up a mental block of jobs to do onbuilding.
(including me)walt evansNX140DL>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:22:32 -0800 (PST)
As per the Poly Fiber manual, if, after you snap chalk lines, you"pre-poke" the stitch holes, by sliding the wing toward you , you canstitch half(front to back) the wing at the aeleron area. From the rear andthen from the front.The root of the wing can be done with just a little stretching to get to thecenter.Just put the wing on horses instead of a table, so when you put the needledown thru you can climb under and pull it down and send it back up.The note in the Poly fiber manual about the light under the wing pointing upis the answer. Makes the wing invisable, and you can see everything.including all control cables and drag/anti-drag wiresFunny how the strangest things put up a mental block of jobs to do onbuilding.
(including me)walt evansNX140DL>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:22:32 -0800 (PST)