Original Posted By: "Ryan Mueller"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittingsHello Good People!!Here are the photos I promised of the aluminum strut fittings. Any questions please ask. Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics =93 check it out! http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:22:19 -0500
Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Original Posted By: "Ryan Mueller"
Dan;I know nothing... I see nothing. However, looking at the pix of the connectionbetween the aluminum bar stock and the streamline strut, unless I'm mistakenDJ Vegh used 3 or 4 bolts to make that same load transfer connection whereas youhave two bolts, AN-4? I will look through some of the aluminum tube airframeplans that I have for different airplanes but I believe most of them show 3or 4 bolts at this type of connection and the bolts are spaced about half thedistance that you have these located.Again... I have no calcs, no other information other than I believe I've seen thistype of connection made with more load transfer fasteners and a closer spacing.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:28:33 -0500
Dan;I know nothing... I see nothing. However, looking at the pix of the connectionbetween the aluminum bar stock and the streamline strut, unless I'm mistakenDJ Vegh used 3 or 4 bolts to make that same load transfer connection whereas youhave two bolts, AN-4? I will look through some of the aluminum tube airframeplans that I have for different airplanes but I believe most of them show 3or 4 bolts at this type of connection and the bolts are spaced about half thedistance that you have these located.Again... I have no calcs, no other information other than I believe I've seen thistype of connection made with more load transfer fasteners and a closer spacing.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:28:33 -0500
Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Original Posted By: charles loomis
Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Original Posted By: HelsperSew(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittingsIn a message dated 10/27/2008 10:03:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rmueller23(at)gmail.com writes:are you going to install shims or spacers between the wing fittings and thestrut attach fitting to prevent fore and aft movement on the bolt, or is that not a concern? Yes, I will do something there to take-up that space. I need some kind of tie-down fitting there anyway so maybe that is a good place for it.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics =93 check it out! http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittingsIn a message dated 10/27/2008 10:03:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rmueller23(at)gmail.com writes:are you going to install shims or spacers between the wing fittings and thestrut attach fitting to prevent fore and aft movement on the bolt, or is that not a concern? Yes, I will do something there to take-up that space. I need some kind of tie-down fitting there anyway so maybe that is a good place for it.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics =93 check it out! http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Original Posted By: HelsperSew(at)aol.com
OK=2C so I'm blind-deaf-mute- and crazy. I guess it's from advancing age.I checked DJ's site and found this:http://imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image- ... Clearly=2C his setup uses two AN4 bolts to attach the wing strut to the fitting.His method is pretty elegant in that it incorporates a 4130 bar that's threaded to acceptan adjustable fork end (presumably at the lower end of the strut). And as to prefabricatedmetal parts=2C someone on this list has posted a couple of times in the last 2-3 months abouthaving prefab fittings available for sale but I can't remember who it was.Like the man said=2C as I've gotten older I've finally gotten everything together in my life.Now if I could just remember where I put it...Oscar ZunigaAir camper NX41CCSan Antonio=2C TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
OK=2C so I'm blind-deaf-mute- and crazy. I guess it's from advancing age.I checked DJ's site and found this:http://imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image- ... Clearly=2C his setup uses two AN4 bolts to attach the wing strut to the fitting.His method is pretty elegant in that it incorporates a 4130 bar that's threaded to acceptan adjustable fork end (presumably at the lower end of the strut). And as to prefabricatedmetal parts=2C someone on this list has posted a couple of times in the last 2-3 months abouthaving prefab fittings available for sale but I can't remember who it was.Like the man said=2C as I've gotten older I've finally gotten everything together in my life.Now if I could just remember where I put it...Oscar ZunigaAir camper NX41CCSan Antonio=2C TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittings
Original Posted By: "Ryan Mueller"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittingsOscar,I actually used DJ's idea at the bottom end of my struts, but I used the 7075 aluminum (with the J-3 forks)instead of the 4130.The way I did it at the top end of the fittings do not lend itself to moving the wing fore and aft. In my case it does not matter because I liked the way the airplane looks with the cabanes straight vertical.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics =93 check it out! http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:42:44 -0500
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Photos of aluminum strut fittingsOscar,I actually used DJ's idea at the bottom end of my struts, but I used the 7075 aluminum (with the J-3 forks)instead of the 4130.The way I did it at the top end of the fittings do not lend itself to moving the wing fore and aft. In my case it does not matter because I liked the way the airplane looks with the cabanes straight vertical.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics =93 check it out! http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:42:44 -0500