Original Posted By: Mark Blackwell
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Deke Slayton Museum PietenpolAccording to the La Crosse Tribune newspaper (La Crosse, Wis.) the other daya Pietenpol Air Camper has been donated to the Deke Slayton Museum in Sparta,Wis. Sparta is 25 miles east of La Crosse on I-90. The Piet has been suspendedfrom the ceiling of the museum. I don't know who donated the Piet but willcheck it out, get some pics and report later.For the younger Piet builders, Deke Slayton was one of the original Mercuryprogram astronauts but did not fly due to a suspected heart murmur -- he did,however, fly later on one of the Apollo/Skylab/Soyuz (I believe that's correct)missions. Deke was originally from Sparta and flew P-51s in WW2. He died afew years ago after heading up a private space launch venture that was similarin vision to Burt Rutan's enterprise.FWIW -- I flipped my Piet fuselage right side up on the bench this past week.I am now in the process of adding the top cross braces and will addinstrument panels, controls, seats and rear fairing in the coming weeks...BTW, has anyone considered using the solid aluminum disc wheels as installedon the Harley Davidson "Fat Boy" motorcycles in recent years. There are manyof these wheels currently for sale on e-Bay at reasonable prices. They look1920s period, at least they do to me (especially if they were painted to matchthe airplane). I don't know what the big Harleys weigh, but I suspect these=20aremuch stronger than a spoked motorcycle wheel =E2=80=94 and I would think also abletowithstand a considerable side load. As they are aluminum, they must also berelatively light. I'd be interested in others' thoughts on this wheelpossibility, especially if anyone has used them or seen them used.Regards to all,Fred B.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 22:25:04 -0500
Pietenpol-List: Deke Slayton Museum Pietenpol
Re: Pietenpol-List: Sat in my first Peit today
Original Posted By: "Lynn Knoll"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sat in my first Peit todayContact me direct if you really want some suggested changes for size. Don't want the fury of the purists on my neckCorky________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Sat in my first Peit todayContact me direct if you really want some suggested changes for size. Don't want the fury of the purists on my neckCorky________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: good place to get engine hoist?
Original Posted By: "Mark Hodgson"
Mark,From my experience the most useful shop tool for tear down is a engine stand that enables the engine to be rotated. I have a Harbor Freight hoist also but it mostly takes up space but is a very handy and safe way to mount and demount the engine.I consider the Harbor Freight hoist a quality product.Lynn KnollWichita - Piet/Vair----- Original Message -----
Mark,From my experience the most useful shop tool for tear down is a engine stand that enables the engine to be rotated. I have a Harbor Freight hoist also but it mostly takes up space but is a very handy and safe way to mount and demount the engine.I consider the Harbor Freight hoist a quality product.Lynn KnollWichita - Piet/Vair----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: good place to get engine hoist?
Original Posted By: "Mark Hodgson"
Almost any cheap hoist would handle a corvair engine. Most of them are made withlongarms and legs for hoisting engines out of an auto engine bay and take quite a bitof room to store.If you only need something to lift a corvair engine onto a Piet, you could probablyweld up something much more compact or just use a block and tackle from the rafters. At200 lbs even a 2x4 truss would hold it.-Mike McCarty----- Original Message -----
Almost any cheap hoist would handle a corvair engine. Most of them are made withlongarms and legs for hoisting engines out of an auto engine bay and take quite a bitof room to store.If you only need something to lift a corvair engine onto a Piet, you could probablyweld up something much more compact or just use a block and tackle from the rafters. At200 lbs even a 2x4 truss would hold it.-Mike McCarty----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Deke Slayton Museum Pietenpol
Original Posted By: horzpool(at)goldengate.net
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Deke Slayton Museum Pietenpol
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Deke Slayton Museum Pietenpol