Original Posted By: LanhamOS(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond Browsing through Today's Pilot, a UK publication, issue # 3, there are pix to two Piets. On page 9, a side view of Zulu Yankee, owned ane restored by David Hanchett. Congrats DAvid, after an 8 year rebuild. Features a polished aluminum cowl. Looks like a 65 Continuental up front, with a prop similar to the one thatI used to prop io prop on J3 Cub. Beautiful white with black trim. Article says thisis the 12th Piet in the UK. Then beginning on p. 32, Century of Fllght a pix of a Piet at the Sun and Fun ( I assume USA), identifying this as a '32 design. We need to correct his! This pix shows an air cooled 4 cyl. as power plant. I can't tell if it is a Continental. So, the wisdom and Bernie live on! Keep em Flying.Dr. Orville E. LanhamBellevue, Nebraska USA________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Re: Pietenpol-List: clamping laminated spars
Original Posted By: "walter evans"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: clamping laminated spars________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: clamping laminated spars________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond>> Browsing through Today's Pilot, a UK publication, issue # 3, there arepix>to two Piets. On page 9, a side view of Zulu Yankee, owned ane restored by>David Hanchett. Congrats DAvid, after an 8 year rebuild. Features apolished>aluminum cowl. Looks like a 65 Continuental up front, with a prop similarto>the one that>I used to prop io prop on J3 Cub. Beautiful white with black trim. Article>says this>is the 12th Piet in the UK. Then beginning on p. 32, Century of Fllght apix>of a Piet at the Sun and Fun ( I assume USA), identifying this as a '32>design. We need to correct his! This pix shows an air cooled 4 cyl. aspower>plant. I can't tell if it is a>Continental.> So, the wisdom and Bernie live on! Keep em Flying.>Dr. Orville E. Lanham>Bellevue, Nebraska USA>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:34:30 -0500
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond>> Browsing through Today's Pilot, a UK publication, issue # 3, there arepix>to two Piets. On page 9, a side view of Zulu Yankee, owned ane restored by>David Hanchett. Congrats DAvid, after an 8 year rebuild. Features apolished>aluminum cowl. Looks like a 65 Continuental up front, with a prop similarto>the one that>I used to prop io prop on J3 Cub. Beautiful white with black trim. Article>says this>is the 12th Piet in the UK. Then beginning on p. 32, Century of Fllght apix>of a Piet at the Sun and Fun ( I assume USA), identifying this as a '32>design. We need to correct his! This pix shows an air cooled 4 cyl. aspower>plant. I can't tell if it is a>Continental.> So, the wisdom and Bernie live on! Keep em Flying.>Dr. Orville E. Lanham>Bellevue, Nebraska USA>>________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:34:30 -0500
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Original Posted By: LanhamOS(at)aol.com
Further to the article in Today's Pilot of Dave Hanchet's UK Pietenpol. ZuluYankee is not a re-build. Its all Dave's work built from the plans and ispowered by a Lycoming 0235. As you can imagine it climbs like a rat up adrainpipe (very quickly!). The weather has been rather wet and cold thiswinter - not ideal for test flying - but he's got about 5 hours on her sofar and should receive a full permit soon. There are 50 or so Air Camper'sunder construction over here that I know of, unfortunately none are plannedto be powered by a Ford, so it looks as though I will have to make the tripover to Brodhead one day to fulfill that ambition. The next UK example tofly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered metal fuselage job in thespring - the first of it's kind in the UK. My own machine (G-BUCO) is stillgoing strong and I have nearly 600 hours on her to date. If any Pietenpolbuilder or pilot is coming over to Britain - make sure you get in touch.Regards - Alan James-----Original Message-----
Further to the article in Today's Pilot of Dave Hanchet's UK Pietenpol. ZuluYankee is not a re-build. Its all Dave's work built from the plans and ispowered by a Lycoming 0235. As you can imagine it climbs like a rat up adrainpipe (very quickly!). The weather has been rather wet and cold thiswinter - not ideal for test flying - but he's got about 5 hours on her sofar and should receive a full permit soon. There are 50 or so Air Camper'sunder construction over here that I know of, unfortunately none are plannedto be powered by a Ford, so it looks as though I will have to make the tripover to Brodhead one day to fulfill that ambition. The next UK example tofly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered metal fuselage job in thespring - the first of it's kind in the UK. My own machine (G-BUCO) is stillgoing strong and I have nearly 600 hours on her to date. If any Pietenpolbuilder or pilot is coming over to Britain - make sure you get in touch.Regards - Alan James-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Original Posted By: "Wayne Sippola"
Among other interesting comments, Alan James noted:> The next UK example to fly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered> metal fuselage job in the spring - the first of it's kind in the UK.Er, I trust you mean it's a steel-tube fuselage, per Bernie's plans.Mark didn't redesign it as a spam can, did he?Just trying to avert some very bad dreams tonight.Owen Davies________________________________________________________________________________
Among other interesting comments, Alan James noted:> The next UK example to fly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered> metal fuselage job in the spring - the first of it's kind in the UK.Er, I trust you mean it's a steel-tube fuselage, per Bernie's plans.Mark didn't redesign it as a spam can, did he?Just trying to avert some very bad dreams tonight.Owen Davies________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Original Posted By: Doug413(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond>>Among other interesting comments, Alan James noted:>>> The next UK example to fly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered>> metal fuselage job in the spring - the first of it's kind in the UK.>>Er, I trust you mean it's a steel-tube fuselage, per Bernie's plans.>Mark didn't redesign it as a spam can, did he?>>Just trying to avert some very bad dreams tonight.>>Owen Davies>>________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond>>Among other interesting comments, Alan James noted:>>> The next UK example to fly should be Mark Elliott's Subaru powered>> metal fuselage job in the spring - the first of it's kind in the UK.>>Er, I trust you mean it's a steel-tube fuselage, per Bernie's plans.>Mark didn't redesign it as a spam can, did he?>>Just trying to avert some very bad dreams tonight.>>Owen Davies>>________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Piets Across the Pond
Original Posted By: Owen Davies
Sorry Owen - I did not mean to give you nightmares. Steel tube it is!Pleasant dreams - Alan-----Original Message-----
Sorry Owen - I did not mean to give you nightmares. Steel tube it is!Pleasant dreams - Alan-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: RE:
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: RE: In a message dated 1/30/01 10:26:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, Isablcorky(at)aol.com writes:> Hey,> These ailerons are more work and trouble and sensitive in alignment than > anything I've encountered. I have little L clips holding the bows to the > spars but it wouldn't work out so I'm going for corner blocks glued in for > the bows on the ailerons. Hope it holds.> Corky> > > Corky,Here is the method I use complete with some rambling.Use the steel L clips per plans for the wing tip bow to spars. (The wing tip bow in the area between the spars is the compression strut for the end of the wing). I use corner blocks for the leading edge and the ailerons. A screw could also be used along with the block in some areas I suppose. The wing tip bow should follow the form of the center of the rib from the leading edge thru to the trailing edge. I laminate bows in a jig using three strips of wood 1/3 of an inch by 1 inch by length, and mark where the spars are for later location onto the end of the wing. I made my bow jig by tracing an extra rib onto the jig surface and then puting the nails in which hold the laminations along the center of the rib . After attaching, shape the bow down to the trailing edge for a nice blend from approximately the rear spar aft. When the bow installation is complete, install the rest of the aileron parts, spars etc, bend the hinges, place them into postion and mark the hinge bolt holes (drill later). Double check everything and then cut the aileron loose. End block all of the diagonals which go into yhe wing. When you complete this wing you should go into mourning because you'll have to cover it.Doug Bryant Wichita Ks ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 07:55:18 -0500
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: RE: In a message dated 1/30/01 10:26:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, Isablcorky(at)aol.com writes:> Hey,> These ailerons are more work and trouble and sensitive in alignment than > anything I've encountered. I have little L clips holding the bows to the > spars but it wouldn't work out so I'm going for corner blocks glued in for > the bows on the ailerons. Hope it holds.> Corky> > > Corky,Here is the method I use complete with some rambling.Use the steel L clips per plans for the wing tip bow to spars. (The wing tip bow in the area between the spars is the compression strut for the end of the wing). I use corner blocks for the leading edge and the ailerons. A screw could also be used along with the block in some areas I suppose. The wing tip bow should follow the form of the center of the rib from the leading edge thru to the trailing edge. I laminate bows in a jig using three strips of wood 1/3 of an inch by 1 inch by length, and mark where the spars are for later location onto the end of the wing. I made my bow jig by tracing an extra rib onto the jig surface and then puting the nails in which hold the laminations along the center of the rib . After attaching, shape the bow down to the trailing edge for a nice blend from approximately the rear spar aft. When the bow installation is complete, install the rest of the aileron parts, spars etc, bend the hinges, place them into postion and mark the hinge bolt holes (drill later). Double check everything and then cut the aileron loose. End block all of the diagonals which go into yhe wing. When you complete this wing you should go into mourning because you'll have to cover it.Doug Bryant Wichita Ks ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 07:55:18 -0500