Original Posted By: "KMHeide, BA, CPO, FAAOP"
Pietenpol-List: Drag/antidrag wire locations
Re: Pietenpol-List: Drag/antidrag wire locations
Original Posted By: "Ben Charvet"
Hi Ben,Don't sweat 1/4" off center on the drag / anti-drag fittings. Your Pietenpol won't know the difference.Greg C.----- Original Message -----
Hi Ben,Don't sweat 1/4" off center on the drag / anti-drag fittings. Your Pietenpol won't know the difference.Greg C.----- Original Message -----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Drag/antidrag wire locations
Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
RE: Pietenpol-List: Stearman-type fuel gauge
Original Posted By: "KMHeide, BA, CPO, FAAOP"
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Stearman-type fuel gaugeEh, it was a good year I'm told: 1996 - Home DepotSteve E!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:22:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Stearman-type fuel gaugeEh, it was a good year I'm told: 1996 - Home DepotSteve E!________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:22:34 -0800 (PST)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Drag/antidrag wire locations
Original Posted By: Michael Groah
Re: Pietenpol-List: Drag/antidrag wire locations
Original Posted By: bcharvet(at)bellsouth.net
That's what mine would look like if I centered the middle hole (for the drag wirebracket) on the spar. I assume the plate is welded across the top to reston the top of the spar to give extra support. I'm going to remake mine to dimensionsto fit my spars. I am using laminated 3/4 inch Doug Fir spars, and Iwant to be sure that the bolts don't go through one of my lamination seams. Atthis stage of the game I should have known to check all this before drillingholes.... All in all I haven't had to do too many things twice, so this is nota big deal.. I just need to wait a few days for the new steel to arrive.Ben-------------- Original message from "Rick Holland" : --------------BenWhen you mentioned welding the plate across the top of the lift strut attach fittingsit reminded me of a small problem I had which may or may not be an issuefor you. My two .090 side fittings (that run on either side of the spar) stuckup maybe 1/4 - 3/8" above the spar. And I then welded the tops of these togetherwith a small horizontal piece of .090. Problem was after prime and paintI realized that the tops of the fitting was a hair above the tops of the ribs(so the covering fabric would be in contact). Had to do a bit of grinding andrepainting.RickOn Feb 11, 2008 3:47 PM, Ben Charvet wrote:Hi all,I'm at about the same stage Jack is, that is assembling my wings. Don'twant to screw this up because it would set me back months. I used thedrawing in the extended fuselage plans for my lift strut attach to thespars. I drilled the holes per the plans and welded the plate acrossthe top. Now the hole that the drag/antidrag wire bracket would attachto is about 1/4 inch below the centerline of the spar. In looking atthe original plans, its not clear if the fitting is centered on the sparor not. Fortunately if I need to center that hole (the spar isn'tdrilled yet) I can cut 1/4 inch off the top of the fitting and reweldit. Better too long than too short.So my question is: Do all the drag/antidrag fittings need to becentered on the spar, ie will it cause some strange warping if they areoff-center a little bit when I tighten them up. Feedback?-- Rick HollandObjectAge Ltd.Castle Rock, Colorado That's what mine would look like if I centered the middle hole (for the dragwire bracket) on the spar. I assume the plate is welded across the topto rest on the top of the spar to give extra support. I'm going to remakemine to dimensions to fit my spars. I am using laminated 3/4 inch DougFir spars, and I want to be sure that the bolts don't go through one of my laminationseams. At this stage of the game I should have known to check allthis before drilling holes.... All in all I haven't had to do too manythings twice, so this is not a big deal.. I just need to wait a few daysfor the new steel to arrive. Ben-------------- Original message from "Rick Holland" <at7000ft(at)gmail.com>:-------------- BenWhen you mentioned welding the plateacross the top of the lift strut attach fittings it reminded me of a smallproblem I had which may or may not be an issue for you. My two .090 side fittings(that run on either side of the spar) stuck up maybe 1/4 - 3/8" above thespar. And I then welded the tops of these together with a small horizontal pieceof .090. Problem was after prime and paint I realized that the tops of thefitting was a hair above the tops of the ribs (so the covering fabric would bein contact). Had to do a bit of grinding and repainting.RickOn Feb 11, 2008 3:47 PM, Ben Charvet <bcharvet(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Ben Charvet <bcharvet(at)bellsouth.net>Hi all,I'm at about the same stage Jack is, that is assembling my wings. Don'twant to screw this up because it would set me back months. I used thedrawing in the extended fuselage plans for my lift strut attach to thespars. I drilled the holes per the plans and welded the plate acrossthe top. Now the hole that the drag/antidrag wire bracket would attachto is about 1/4 inch below the centerline of the spar. In looking atthe original plans, its not clear if the fitting is centered on the sparor not. Fortunately if I need to center that hole (the spar isn'tdrilled yet) I can cut 1/4 inch off the top of the fitting and reweldit. Be tter too long than too short.So my question is: Do all the drag/antidragfittings need to becentered on the spar, ie will it cause some strange warpingif they areoff-center a little bit when I tighten them up. Feedback?-- Rick HollandObjectAge Ltd.Castle Rock,Colorado ________________________________________________________________________________
That's what mine would look like if I centered the middle hole (for the drag wirebracket) on the spar. I assume the plate is welded across the top to reston the top of the spar to give extra support. I'm going to remake mine to dimensionsto fit my spars. I am using laminated 3/4 inch Doug Fir spars, and Iwant to be sure that the bolts don't go through one of my lamination seams. Atthis stage of the game I should have known to check all this before drillingholes.... All in all I haven't had to do too many things twice, so this is nota big deal.. I just need to wait a few days for the new steel to arrive.Ben-------------- Original message from "Rick Holland" : --------------BenWhen you mentioned welding the plate across the top of the lift strut attach fittingsit reminded me of a small problem I had which may or may not be an issuefor you. My two .090 side fittings (that run on either side of the spar) stuckup maybe 1/4 - 3/8" above the spar. And I then welded the tops of these togetherwith a small horizontal piece of .090. Problem was after prime and paintI realized that the tops of the fitting was a hair above the tops of the ribs(so the covering fabric would be in contact). Had to do a bit of grinding andrepainting.RickOn Feb 11, 2008 3:47 PM, Ben Charvet wrote:Hi all,I'm at about the same stage Jack is, that is assembling my wings. Don'twant to screw this up because it would set me back months. I used thedrawing in the extended fuselage plans for my lift strut attach to thespars. I drilled the holes per the plans and welded the plate acrossthe top. Now the hole that the drag/antidrag wire bracket would attachto is about 1/4 inch below the centerline of the spar. In looking atthe original plans, its not clear if the fitting is centered on the sparor not. Fortunately if I need to center that hole (the spar isn'tdrilled yet) I can cut 1/4 inch off the top of the fitting and reweldit. Better too long than too short.So my question is: Do all the drag/antidrag fittings need to becentered on the spar, ie will it cause some strange warping if they areoff-center a little bit when I tighten them up. Feedback?-- Rick HollandObjectAge Ltd.Castle Rock, Colorado That's what mine would look like if I centered the middle hole (for the dragwire bracket) on the spar. I assume the plate is welded across the topto rest on the top of the spar to give extra support. I'm going to remakemine to dimensions to fit my spars. I am using laminated 3/4 inch DougFir spars, and I want to be sure that the bolts don't go through one of my laminationseams. At this stage of the game I should have known to check allthis before drilling holes.... All in all I haven't had to do too manythings twice, so this is not a big deal.. I just need to wait a few daysfor the new steel to arrive. Ben-------------- Original message from "Rick Holland" <at7000ft(at)gmail.com>:-------------- BenWhen you mentioned welding the plateacross the top of the lift strut attach fittings it reminded me of a smallproblem I had which may or may not be an issue for you. My two .090 side fittings(that run on either side of the spar) stuck up maybe 1/4 - 3/8" above thespar. And I then welded the tops of these together with a small horizontal pieceof .090. Problem was after prime and paint I realized that the tops of thefitting was a hair above the tops of the ribs (so the covering fabric would bein contact). Had to do a bit of grinding and repainting.RickOn Feb 11, 2008 3:47 PM, Ben Charvet <bcharvet(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Ben Charvet <bcharvet(at)bellsouth.net>Hi all,I'm at about the same stage Jack is, that is assembling my wings. Don'twant to screw this up because it would set me back months. I used thedrawing in the extended fuselage plans for my lift strut attach to thespars. I drilled the holes per the plans and welded the plate acrossthe top. Now the hole that the drag/antidrag wire bracket would attachto is about 1/4 inch below the centerline of the spar. In looking atthe original plans, its not clear if the fitting is centered on the sparor not. Fortunately if I need to center that hole (the spar isn'tdrilled yet) I can cut 1/4 inch off the top of the fitting and reweldit. Be tter too long than too short.So my question is: Do all the drag/antidragfittings need to becentered on the spar, ie will it cause some strange warpingif they areoff-center a little bit when I tighten them up. Feedback?-- Rick HollandObjectAge Ltd.Castle Rock,Colorado ________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Header tank help..
Original Posted By: "Graham & Robin Hewitt"
Kenneth M. Heide, BA, CPO, FAAOP "Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to return, to break the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God!" -da Vinci/John Gillespie Magee ---------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________
Kenneth M. Heide, BA, CPO, FAAOP "Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to return, to break the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God!" -da Vinci/John Gillespie Magee ---------------------------------________________________________________________________________________________