Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Woodflier(at)aol.com
Wood or steel... sounds like there's an easy solution... build both.:)Sure, why not. Just as soon as you pull a wooden part out of a jig,put some steel tube in and get to welding. Do a good job and I'm suresomeone would buy the parts you don't need.Robert "tongue-in-cheek" HainesMurphysboro, IL________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: nle97(at)juno.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Plating butt ribs, 3 pc. wing?I've finished the two outer wing panels, built according to the 3-piece wing plans supplement. Those plans show the butt ribs built with extra bracing for the compression loads of the covering, but do not show that they are plated with 1/16" ply. Looking at pictures of several Piets under construction, the ribs sold by Replicraft, Tony Bengilis's book and the Polyfiber covering manual, it looks to me like the butt ribs ought to be plated so you can wrap the top and bottom fabric and keep the overlapping seam hidden. Am I correct in this? I'm 90% decided to pull off the gussets on the inboard side of the butt ribs and plate them.Matt ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:37:05 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Plating butt ribs, 3 pc. wing?

Original Posted By: javier cruz