Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: fishin
Subject: [fly5k] Aluminum ribs.>5K - http://public.surfree.com/arkiesair/ind ... b.htm>>Can aluminum ribs be attached too wood spars? Or how too build aluminum>spars too!>>Steve>>Steve W - Pietenpol in construction!>>GN-1-->IHA #6>>>______________________________________________________________________>To unsubscribe, write to fly5k-unsubscribe(at)listbot.com>______________________________________________________________________>Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:51:08 -0600

Original Posted By: vistin(at)juno.com
T-CRAFT , CHAMPS ECT USE ALUMINUM RIBSAND WOOD SPARS. THE RIBS ARE FASTNED TOTHE SPARS WITH BRASS PLATED LITTLE NAILS.LOUIS-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
Aluminum ribs to wooden spars is common, as stated here. Many otherantiques also used them, the Fleet, Curtiss Robin, and Davis to name a few. One thing to be cautions of, though, is the nails used. Citibrias have anAD on them where all the nails have to be replaced with ribbed nails thatlook kind of like paneling nails because they are backing out and allowingthe rib to eat into the top and bottom of the spar. I do not know whattype of rib you are building or how the spar opening is cut out, but beaware of this problem.________________________________________________________________________________