Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
i just got this email from them last weekHi, Jeff. The only thing we have are the barrels and the left handed fork ends.At the present time, the fork ends are $2.50 each and the barrels are $5.00each (they are short barrels). If you would like to order some, please let usknow. Thanks for your interest!Sincerely,B&B Aircraft Supplies, Inc.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Making airplane sounds...
Pietenpol-List: Making airplane sounds...
Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
My Pietenpol is starting to bear the striking resemblance to an airplane! Lookscan be deceiving, however, as it is not really as far along as it may seem...Over the past month or so, the welding was begun on the cabaine strut fittings,landing gear fittings, and engine attach fittings. These are not full "clusterwelded" yet, but the components are solidly tacked in place so I can continueon without jigs to hold them in place. As the images show, I have also mockedup the center section with a wooden assembly I bought last year. My actual "flightarticle" center section will have to be made two inches wider than thisone (because my fuselage is two inches wider than plans) but I am now able toget a good feel for the cockpit access and pilot position roominess. (read, makingairplane noisesha!)I modified the temporary legs (upside down sawhorses...!) to approximate the widthof the landing gear. It will be some time until I am able to fabricate theentire landing gear structure, hardware, springs, etc, so this setup allows meto scoot the project out of the way to the adjacent garage like a wheelbarrowwhile I work on the parts in my shop.I also recently built a new drill-press jig to burnish the stainless steel firewall.Folks will not be able to see this burnishing because of the engine "boot"cowls, but it should look very elegant when the cowls are removed and addingdetails like these encourages me to slow down and be more careful with my workmanship.--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/airp ... __________
My Pietenpol is starting to bear the striking resemblance to an airplane! Lookscan be deceiving, however, as it is not really as far along as it may seem...Over the past month or so, the welding was begun on the cabaine strut fittings,landing gear fittings, and engine attach fittings. These are not full "clusterwelded" yet, but the components are solidly tacked in place so I can continueon without jigs to hold them in place. As the images show, I have also mockedup the center section with a wooden assembly I bought last year. My actual "flightarticle" center section will have to be made two inches wider than thisone (because my fuselage is two inches wider than plans) but I am now able toget a good feel for the cockpit access and pilot position roominess. (read, makingairplane noisesha!)I modified the temporary legs (upside down sawhorses...!) to approximate the widthof the landing gear. It will be some time until I am able to fabricate theentire landing gear structure, hardware, springs, etc, so this setup allows meto scoot the project out of the way to the adjacent garage like a wheelbarrowwhile I work on the parts in my shop.I also recently built a new drill-press jig to burnish the stainless steel firewall.Folks will not be able to see this burnishing because of the engine "boot"cowls, but it should look very elegant when the cowls are removed and addingdetails like these encourages me to slow down and be more careful with my workmanship.--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/airp ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Making airplane sounds...
Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
Gosh, that instrument panel looks awfully close. I'll have to read my instruments through my bifocals. Pretty work, though.----- Original Message -----
Gosh, that instrument panel looks awfully close. I'll have to read my instruments through my bifocals. Pretty work, though.----- Original Message -----
RE: Pietenpol-List: Making airplane sounds...
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Looks very nice, Jake.Sometimes the little details that no one ever gets to see are the best ones. Very few people have seen the brake fluid reservoir I made for mine, but it is a tribute to one of the things that got me interested in flying when I was a kid.You can see it just to the right of the Ah-Oooooga horn, near the top of the firewall.Jack PhillipsNX899JP =9CIcarus Plummet=9DRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
Looks very nice, Jake.Sometimes the little details that no one ever gets to see are the best ones. Very few people have seen the brake fluid reservoir I made for mine, but it is a tribute to one of the things that got me interested in flying when I was a kid.You can see it just to the right of the Ah-Oooooga horn, near the top of the firewall.Jack PhillipsNX899JP =9CIcarus Plummet=9DRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Making airplane sounds...
Original Posted By: "aerocarjake"
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: I have a 4" diameter ACS 'Homebuilder's Special'tailwheel and two leaf springsmake that 'my wings are slanted back 4" aft of neutral, not 6".Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Making airplane sounds...
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: I have a 4" diameter ACS 'Homebuilder's Special'tailwheel and two leaf springsmake that 'my wings are slanted back 4" aft of neutral, not 6".Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Making airplane sounds...
Pietenpol-List: Re: Making airplane sounds...
Original Posted By: Jim Markle
I built them from scratch out of 4130 steel - and then had a local business weavethem... see this video of them "in work"....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhAE2lYCS8--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:56:30 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
I built them from scratch out of 4130 steel - and then had a local business weavethem... see this video of them "in work"....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhAE2lYCS8--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:56:30 -0600 (GMT-06:00)