Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: walter evans
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Walter Evans R U There?>There, now that I've firmly convinced everyone how much of an idiot I am, I>can proceed! I sometimes get a little to spastic on the keyboard here, and>send stuff accidentally.>> Walter - I was on the Aircamper website and was looking over all of your>pictures there and came up with a couple of questions about the Corvair>engine, I'm not personally familiar with the type but is that a PSRU that>you are installing on the front of the engine, if so what ratio is it? If>not, what is it and where did you get it? I saw one of your pictures where>a Corvair was mounted on a plane, it looked like it had a magneto on it,was>I seeing things or was that a conventional mag? Maybe the Corvair ignition>just look like that? If it was a mag, how did you adapt it?>> I hate to bug you with so many questions, but I sure would like to know!>Lots of nice pictures there too, looks like a lot of fine work being done,>by everybody out there for that matter!>> Thanks for the info, whatever it may be!>>sincerely,>Gary Meadows>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Gary Meadows
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Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
There, now that I've firmly convinced everyone how much of an idiot I am, I can proceed! I sometimes get a little to spastic on the keyboard here, and send stuff accidentally. Walter - I was on the Aircamper website and was looking over all of your pictures there and came up with a couple of questions about the Corvair engine, I'm not personally familiar with the type but is that a PSRU that you are installing on the front of the engine, if so what ratio is it? If not, what is it and where did you get it? I saw one of your pictures where a Corvair was mounted on a plane, it looked like it had a magneto on it, was I seeing things or was that a conventional mag? Maybe the Corvair ignition just look like that? If it was a mag, how did you adapt it? I hate to bug you with so many questions, but I sure would like to know! Lots of nice pictures there too, looks like a lot of fine work being done, by everybody out there for that matter! Thanks for the info, whatever it may be!sincerely,Gary Meadows________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Gary Meadows
Gary,Thats not my corvair, I posted those pics for a friend of mine . He is anAP and has two completed. He cast the housings for both the reduction endand the magneto end , Not sure of the ratio, but he said the engine turnssomewhere around 3300/3500 rpm with the prop turning normal rpm. Aluminumprop, not sure off of what. One he sold and is on a Piet, the other is onhis experimental.I can find out more infro. or forward previous postings about this right toyou , or give you his phone #.walt-----Original Message-----