Original Posted By: "jarheadpilot82"
Vi lives in Rochester, Minnesota. He parks the Piet on a private strip just southof Eyota, MN. The runway runs North South and south of Eyota and North ofI-90. Easy to find on google maps...DanRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Pietenpol-List: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
Okay, you convinced me to do the Flop. It really did not take much to convinceme. Thanks to John Hoffman and his input especially since he has the real worldexperience of having to put up without a large flop every time he flies.So how big is the hinge? By that I mean, how wide is each leaf and how thick? Thanks.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Okay, you convinced me to do the Flop. It really did not take much to convinceme. Thanks to John Hoffman and his input especially since he has the real worldexperience of having to put up without a large flop every time he flies.So how big is the hinge? By that I mean, how wide is each leaf and how thick? Thanks.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
Terry; the flop hinge on my airplane is piano hinge and runs almost full-span thewidth of the centersection. I think it's about 18" long. It's just standardpiano hinge like what's used for the ailerons.That's not to say you couldn't do the job with a couple of strap hinges or butthinges or something else though.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Terry; the flop hinge on my airplane is piano hinge and runs almost full-span thewidth of the centersection. I think it's about 18" long. It's just standardpiano hinge like what's used for the ailerons.That's not to say you couldn't do the job with a couple of strap hinges or butthinges or something else though.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Original Posted By: "Douwe Blumberg"
Oscar,I understand that. What I was asking was the width of each leaf, each separatesection. Is each leaf 1 inch, 1-1/2, or 2 inches, for example.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Oscar,I understand that. What I was asking was the width of each leaf, each separatesection. Is each leaf 1 inch, 1-1/2, or 2 inches, for example.--------Semper Fi,Terry HandAthens, GARead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
Sure wish I were 41, but then I would still be working, not playing with my toys! Gee, 30 years younger! Can't even remember all the things I could do then, probably better that way.My flop on SkyScout is just as wide as the center section, a mistake. On the plans it is wider, but more complicated to build. Wish I would have followed the plans more closely. Bernard was only about 30 when he designed it, what a smart, forward looking guy! Ray Krause SkyScout coming along..Sent from my iPad> On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:19 AM, "Don Emch" wrote:> > > Dan... Reason enough alone to flop!> > Cliff... I hear ya. I'm 41 and I no longer think guys are crazy that complain all the time about stiffness.> > Don Emch> NX899DE> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 925#413925> > > > > > > ============================================================================================================================================> > > ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:10:47 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Sure wish I were 41, but then I would still be working, not playing with my toys! Gee, 30 years younger! Can't even remember all the things I could do then, probably better that way.My flop on SkyScout is just as wide as the center section, a mistake. On the plans it is wider, but more complicated to build. Wish I would have followed the plans more closely. Bernard was only about 30 when he designed it, what a smart, forward looking guy! Ray Krause SkyScout coming along..Sent from my iPad> On Nov 24, 2013, at 9:19 AM, "Don Emch" wrote:> > > Dan... Reason enough alone to flop!> > Cliff... I hear ya. I'm 41 and I no longer think guys are crazy that complain all the time about stiffness.> > Don Emch> NX899DE> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 925#413925> > > > > > > ============================================================================================================================================> > > ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:10:47 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Okay, I am Convinced. So How Big Is the Hinge?
Re: Pietenpol-List: to flop or not to flop...
Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
If I had a nickel every time I forgot to close that dang thing...........Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
If I had a nickel every time I forgot to close that dang thing...........Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: to flop or not to flop...
Original Posted By: danhelsper
Here is a photo of my flop. Note the extra bay width on the left side only. At the time I had a hinged, hold-open arm on the right side but abandon that idea (too complicated). Note the extra storage inside the wing (stole that idea from the Top Curmudgeon). Ultimately fabricated a clear lexan panel inside there to protect the pulley's/cables and to make inspection easier.Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----
Here is a photo of my flop. Note the extra bay width on the left side only. At the time I had a hinged, hold-open arm on the right side but abandon that idea (too complicated). Note the extra storage inside the wing (stole that idea from the Top Curmudgeon). Ultimately fabricated a clear lexan panel inside there to protect the pulley's/cables and to make inspection easier.Dan HelsperPuryear, TN-----Original Message-----