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Pietenpol-List: Rib head scraching!
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2000 7:37 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: vistin(at)juno.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rib head scraching!I have looked and studied the plans (in flying & glider) but cant makeheads or tails of how to attach the ribs to the spars. Yaller smarterthan I am sooo help me with this!SteveSteve W GN-1 builderIHA #6________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Douglas fir spars:
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2000 8:48 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Doug Sheets"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Douglas fir spars:I have found some Doug fir in 16 foot lengths and want to know if it canbe used for piet spars.SteveSteve W GN-1 builderIHA #6________________________________________________________________________________
> Pietenpol-List: Douglas fir spars:
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2000 9:00 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Alan Swanson
Get the specs., for fir before you buy it. Off the top of my head ., the wood should be within 45 degrees of 1/4 sawn, no less than 8 annular rings per inch, and a run out grain of no less than 1:16.Also it shouldn't have swirrels, or knots.AC-43-13You can look this stuff up in the book, aircraft building techniques in wood from the EAA.you can go on to the FAA web site, e-mail them, and a few days later they will write back with an answer to your question.Or at least the FAA used to...Bob>From: vistin(at)juno.com>Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: pietbuilderoldplane(at)listbot.com, pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>Subject: Pietenpol-List: Douglas fir spars:>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:48:48 -0600>>>I have found some Doug fir in 16 foot lengths and want to know if it can>be used for piet spars.>>Steve>>Steve W GN-1 builder>IHA #6>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:05:57 -0600
Re: Pietenpol-List: Rib head scraching!
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2000 8:30 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: vistin(at)juno.com
>>I have looked and studied the plans (in flying & glider) but cant make>heads or tails of how to attach the ribs to the spars. Yaller smarter>than I am sooo help me with this!>>Steve>>Steve W GN-1 builder>IHA #6>>Hey Steve:I am confused ( happens a lot these days ). Are you building a GN-1 fromPiet prints?Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Rib head scraching!
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2000 9:05 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: SLTlibro(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Rib head scraching!No Mike! I bought a piet project from a guys estate and I am going tocontinue with my plans to build a GN at a later date.Steve writes:> > > > >> >I have looked and studied the plans (in flying & glider) but cant > make> >heads or tails of how to attach the ribs to the spars. Yaller > smarter> >than I am sooo help me with this!> >> >Steve> >> >Steve W GN-1 builder> >IHA #6> >> >> > Hey Steve:> > I am confused ( happens a lot these days ). Are you building a GN-1 > from> Piet prints?> > > Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )> > > > > Steve W Pietenpol/GN-1 builder<(next project)IHA #6________________________________________________________________________________