Original Posted By: "bender"
I put a request in to the weather gods. He will need to come over to the westside of CA due to snow falling on his planned route. Then he will have to visitus.--------Scott LiefeldFlying N11MS since March 1972Steel TubeC-85-12Wire WheelsBrodhead in 1996Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fish Scale Thrust
Pietenpol-List: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: "Gary Boothe"
Not the scales on the side of a fish..got the official piet prop carver fish scale from the prop man Dan Helsper viaUPS today... and ran right out to try it.My A with homebuilt prop 76X42 was turning 1750 rpm per my 1930 moth tach and showed275 lbs of fish scale thrust .... and smooth as butter.i taxied to the hangar next door for coffee and got to use the radio.. first timetalking to the tower as "experimental 1929F".... the guys next door all gota kick out of it..Jeff FaithSDFRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Not the scales on the side of a fish..got the official piet prop carver fish scale from the prop man Dan Helsper viaUPS today... and ran right out to try it.My A with homebuilt prop 76X42 was turning 1750 rpm per my 1930 moth tach and showed275 lbs of fish scale thrust .... and smooth as butter.i taxied to the hangar next door for coffee and got to use the radio.. first timetalking to the tower as "experimental 1929F".... the guys next door all gota kick out of it..Jeff FaithSDFRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Very cool, Jeff!! I'm glad you used the 'official' industrial fish scales,too. Your thrust sounds plenty good.Gary BootheNX308MB-----Original Message-----
Very cool, Jeff!! I'm glad you used the 'official' industrial fish scales,too. Your thrust sounds plenty good.Gary BootheNX308MB-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: Jim Boyer
Re: Pietenpol-List: Evening With the Boyers
Original Posted By: Jim Boyer
Re: Pietenpol-List: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: bender
You are now good to go man. I registered 260 lbs. You have got plety of thrust there Jeff!! No worries. Congratulations!!Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
You are now good to go man. I registered 260 lbs. You have got plety of thrust there Jeff!! No worries. Congratulations!!Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: Dave Millikan
Hey Gary...here is an albumhttp://s1125.photobucket.com/albums/l593/jfaithbass/And Thanks a million Dan.... the scale will be back soonJeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:25:19 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Gary...here is an albumhttp://s1125.photobucket.com/albums/l593/jfaithbass/And Thanks a million Dan.... the scale will be back soonJeffRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:25:19 -0700 (PDT)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Fish Scale Thrust
Original Posted By: "bender"
Thanks Mike... I'm sure I could have done it, but wasn't something I was lookingforward to. With a fellow standing there that wanted to pitch in, I was gladhe found something he could accomplish. Some things I really want to do onmy own without a bunch of you know what I would do comments or interruptions...wheels isn't one of them. In the process of building steel tube gear and plan disc brakes with the Cometcalipers like many of you are using.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fish Scale Thrust
Thanks Mike... I'm sure I could have done it, but wasn't something I was lookingforward to. With a fellow standing there that wanted to pitch in, I was gladhe found something he could accomplish. Some things I really want to do onmy own without a bunch of you know what I would do comments or interruptions...wheels isn't one of them. In the process of building steel tube gear and plan disc brakes with the Cometcalipers like many of you are using.--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage and Fuse framed up - Working on Landing GearRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fish Scale Thrust