Original Posted By: Harvey Rule
Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
RE: Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: Rick Holland
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Original Posted By: "John and Phyllis Smoyer"
Re: Pietenpol-List: A/N Hardware
Original Posted By: Edwin Johnson
RE: Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: John and Phyllis Smoyer
At Broadhead I saw a couple of Piets that had the forward mount bracket spacedextra wide with a shim on each side so that offset could be easily adjusted. I don't recall who that was.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----
At Broadhead I saw a couple of Piets that had the forward mount bracket spacedextra wide with a shim on each side so that offset could be easily adjusted. I don't recall who that was.Dick N. ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: "Jake Crause"
John writes->Does anyone out there know if the fin should be installed at an angle>to the aircraft centerline, or should it be aligned parallel to it?Funny you should ask. I'll soon be ready to reinstall my vertical stabilizer and was thinking about offsetting the leading edge to help take out some of the need to hold right rudder. Corky added a fixed trim tab to the trailing edge of the rudder and that helps, but I figured I can offset the leading edge of the VS about an inch to the port side (counterclockwise rotation if you view it from above, pivoting about the rudder hinge line). The airplane has an A-65; if you are running a Corvair, I think you'd need to offset in the other direction.Comments from anybody who's tried offsetting their VS would be appreciated. And a few photos on the VS recovering are at the top of http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/repair ... .htmlOscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
John writes->Does anyone out there know if the fin should be installed at an angle>to the aircraft centerline, or should it be aligned parallel to it?Funny you should ask. I'll soon be ready to reinstall my vertical stabilizer and was thinking about offsetting the leading edge to help take out some of the need to hold right rudder. Corky added a fixed trim tab to the trailing edge of the rudder and that helps, but I figured I can offset the leading edge of the VS about an inch to the port side (counterclockwise rotation if you view it from above, pivoting about the rudder hinge line). The airplane has an A-65; if you are running a Corvair, I think you'd need to offset in the other direction.Comments from anybody who's tried offsetting their VS would be appreciated. And a few photos on the VS recovering are at the top of http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/repair ... .htmlOscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Tail fin orientation
Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
I would recommend building the vertical AND horizontal stabilizer with a way to adjust themif needed.Dale and I offset the LE of the fin about 1/2 inch to the left and it could use a bit more.Engine model, thrust angle and prop combination will make each ship fly a bit different.Allow yourself a way to make adjustments.Greg Cardinal----- Original Message -----
I would recommend building the vertical AND horizontal stabilizer with a way to adjust themif needed.Dale and I offset the LE of the fin about 1/2 inch to the left and it could use a bit more.Engine model, thrust angle and prop combination will make each ship fly a bit different.Allow yourself a way to make adjustments.Greg Cardinal----- Original Message -----