Pietenpol-List: Radials (Was: Brodhead 'n stuff)
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 1997 10:22 pm
Original Posted By: Ian Holland
Gentlemen,The Piet with the LeBlonde radial was at Brodhead however it did not havethat engine on it any longer. It was in the back of a hanger with a Ford Aengine being installed on it. It is dark green with a red (?) stripe downthe sides.I have seen it flying in previous years. The LeBlonde sure made a neatlooking plane and flew well too. Several years ago they had some problemswith the engine (cracked crank). I asked around this year and got thestory: After more trouble with the engine they decided they needed a morereliable power plant. Jim >>>Steve, what radial are you considering for your project? I am not>>building yet but, I was thinking a small radial would be nice --haven't>>heard an "A" yet though.>>Well, even though I've heard from quite a few people that the HCI radial>(the one made from VW cylinders) is too light, I like the looks of it (who>am I to let a little thing like weight and balance to interfere with>coolness?
>>I guess I'll take a closer look when they're further along with its>development. Maybe putting a little bit of electrical in would bring the>weight up. Maybe not.>>Then again, at Oshkosh they were showing a 3-cylinder radial from the>makers of the M14 Russian 9-cyl. That one might be a bit too heavy,>though. And Zoche is making a 4-cyl. 150HP radial that might be a bit much>power, but the weight might work. And I understand that there's a LeBlonde>(sp?) that some people have put on.>>As you can tell, I haven't gotten too far past the "Gee, a radial would be>cool!" phase...>>>Cheers,>> Steve Pugh> Senior Systems Engineer> Foundation Imaging>>________________________________________________________________________________
Gentlemen,The Piet with the LeBlonde radial was at Brodhead however it did not havethat engine on it any longer. It was in the back of a hanger with a Ford Aengine being installed on it. It is dark green with a red (?) stripe downthe sides.I have seen it flying in previous years. The LeBlonde sure made a neatlooking plane and flew well too. Several years ago they had some problemswith the engine (cracked crank). I asked around this year and got thestory: After more trouble with the engine they decided they needed a morereliable power plant. Jim >>>Steve, what radial are you considering for your project? I am not>>building yet but, I was thinking a small radial would be nice --haven't>>heard an "A" yet though.>>Well, even though I've heard from quite a few people that the HCI radial>(the one made from VW cylinders) is too light, I like the looks of it (who>am I to let a little thing like weight and balance to interfere with>coolness?
>>I guess I'll take a closer look when they're further along with its>development. Maybe putting a little bit of electrical in would bring the>weight up. Maybe not.>>Then again, at Oshkosh they were showing a 3-cylinder radial from the>makers of the M14 Russian 9-cyl. That one might be a bit too heavy,>though. And Zoche is making a 4-cyl. 150HP radial that might be a bit much>power, but the weight might work. And I understand that there's a LeBlonde>(sp?) that some people have put on.>>As you can tell, I haven't gotten too far past the "Gee, a radial would be>cool!" phase...>>>Cheers,>> Steve Pugh> Senior Systems Engineer> Foundation Imaging>>________________________________________________________________________________