Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: mboynton(at)excite.com
Interesting about external aileron cables. This would solve someproblems.As to sound, there are plenty of other wires on the Piet to pick upsound, andnothin is swetter than flying in an open cockpit plane and hearing the sounds.One can also began to identify airspeed after a while. The J 2 Cub had partially exposed aileron cables. The famous Curtiss JN 4 Jenny also had exposed cables. In this casethe cables were on the leading edge of the upper wings. This must have createda lot of unecessary drag, and loss of lift. Incidentally, the JN 4 was theinspiration Bernie, as he writes in the Flying and Glider article about thegear of the Piet being as strong asthe one in the Jenny, and one need not shock cords! The airfoil profile isalso close to the Eiffel of the JN 4. Peace today. Keep em Flying Dr. Orville Lanham Still in the icebox of Eastern Nebraska.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Ignitor"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Aileron CablesPieters,Another minor problem. I'm to have my bird fully assembled, engine running and rigged when I request my FAA inspection ( naked ) from my man in Baton Rouge. Now when that is completed I have to disassemble to cover. Question: What is the best way to rig the lower aileron cables in order to disconnect other than a cable cutter? I'm sure someone out there has faced this problem.Corky in La washing and ironing his Tex shirt________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:39:45 -0700

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Corky,Mine has a "splice" in them. It is made by bending the cable back into aneye and securing with nicropress fitting. Then the two eyes are connectedwith two flat pieces of metal with pins going through the eyes. Toseperate, just remove a pin and slide the eye out. Don't have to rerig eachtime.Ted in Naples FL wishing he was closer so he could come up and sample someof that cajun food.----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Aileron CablesTed in Naples,Welcome to come up and have some Gumbo with us anytime. Best to let us know your ETA. I think I've solved the aileron cable splice problem, Thanks for your input. I chose a solution of Southern Engineering. Decided to move the turnbuckle between the first and second wing ribs.Corky in La getting fatter every day on that cajun food. Bleed your heart out.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 15:01:00 -0400