Original Posted By: kgardner(at)odu.edu
Gang, I just saw on Avweb that one of their writers is setting about building a Pietenpol. The guy's name is Matt Paxton. The article is called "Wooden It Be Lovely? -- Taking The Homebuilt Plunge" It might be worth reading!Of course Avweb is at: http://www.avweb.com/Gary Meadows________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos, ferrules?
Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos, ferrules?
Original Posted By: flyboy_120(at)webtv.net (Ed G.)
03/01/2001 04:41:31 PMMike,Thanks for posting the web address to view Walt's photos. I always findaccessing newsgroups problimatic for some reason. Walt - great photos &beautiful work! Thanks!I am going to confess some general ignorance and ask, just what are theferrules being discussed supposed to do? I gather they are an alternativeto nicopress fittings? If so, why the interest in them? More aerodynamic? ,better looking?, more 'historic'? Can someone enlighten me?Thanks all!Kip GardnerLaboratory Manager, ODUDept. of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences4600 Elkhorn AvenueNorfolk, VA 23529(757)683-5654Bumper Sticker of the Week:"Don't Drink and Park - 'Accidents' Cause People"________________________________________________________________________________
03/01/2001 04:41:31 PMMike,Thanks for posting the web address to view Walt's photos. I always findaccessing newsgroups problimatic for some reason. Walt - great photos &beautiful work! Thanks!I am going to confess some general ignorance and ask, just what are theferrules being discussed supposed to do? I gather they are an alternativeto nicopress fittings? If so, why the interest in them? More aerodynamic? ,better looking?, more 'historic'? Can someone enlighten me?Thanks all!Kip GardnerLaboratory Manager, ODUDept. of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences4600 Elkhorn AvenueNorfolk, VA 23529(757)683-5654Bumper Sticker of the Week:"Don't Drink and Park - 'Accidents' Cause People"________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos.....
Original Posted By: flyboy_120(at)webtv.net (Ed G.)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos.....Nice pictures Walt, your tank and center section look great, wheels too!ThanksMike C. for making them available to us semi computer illiterates!!!!! I tried bringing them up without anyluck the other day . Ed G. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos.....Nice pictures Walt, your tank and center section look great, wheels too!ThanksMike C. for making them available to us semi computer illiterates!!!!! I tried bringing them up without anyluck the other day . Ed G. ________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Fairlead material
Original Posted By: "D.Dale Johnson"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Questions Can non-piet planes fly into Brodhead on the weekend of the fly-in? Ifso could aBonanza land there?? I have a friend in Illinois that I bet I couldtalk into flying me over from the Chicgo area. Ed G. Florida ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 16:55:36 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fairlead material
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Questions Can non-piet planes fly into Brodhead on the weekend of the fly-in? Ifso could aBonanza land there?? I have a friend in Illinois that I bet I couldtalk into flying me over from the Chicgo area. Ed G. Florida ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 16:55:36 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fairlead material
Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos, ferrules?
Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos, ferrules?In a message dated 3/1/01 1:42:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, kgardner(at)odu.edu writes:> I am going to confess some general ignorance and ask, just what are the> ferrules being discussed supposed to do? I gather they are an alternative> to nicopress fittings? If so, why the interest in them? More aerodynamic? ,> better looking?, more 'historic'? Can someone enlighten me?> > Kip,The ferrules are used with hard wire bracing which is called out on the F&GM and improved aircamper plans in certain places. The wire and the ferrules are high carbon steel (music wire). The wire is easy to find, but the ferrules are not manufactured any more so builders today substitute aircraft cable. The discussion started as I recall by making some look alike hard wire bracing from low carbon steel wire. That opened a can of worms, but this stuff is really interesting. I was able to visit the Kansas AV museum yesterday and see a 1926 Laird Swallow wing just completed and it has hard wire in it. It looked really nice. They gave me some sample ferrules which they had made at Kansas Spring Co. to spec. Not sure where this will end. Doug Bryant ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: how to get to Walt's photos, ferrules?In a message dated 3/1/01 1:42:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, kgardner(at)odu.edu writes:> I am going to confess some general ignorance and ask, just what are the> ferrules being discussed supposed to do? I gather they are an alternative> to nicopress fittings? If so, why the interest in them? More aerodynamic? ,> better looking?, more 'historic'? Can someone enlighten me?> > Kip,The ferrules are used with hard wire bracing which is called out on the F&GM and improved aircamper plans in certain places. The wire and the ferrules are high carbon steel (music wire). The wire is easy to find, but the ferrules are not manufactured any more so builders today substitute aircraft cable. The discussion started as I recall by making some look alike hard wire bracing from low carbon steel wire. That opened a can of worms, but this stuff is really interesting. I was able to visit the Kansas AV museum yesterday and see a 1926 Laird Swallow wing just completed and it has hard wire in it. It looked really nice. They gave me some sample ferrules which they had made at Kansas Spring Co. to spec. Not sure where this will end. Doug Bryant ________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Questions
Original Posted By: "Ed G."
I took my Seneca in there last year with no problem. I used the approach forJanesville and then direct in. The field is in good shape.Dick----- Original Message -----
I took my Seneca in there last year with no problem. I used the approach forJanesville and then direct in. The field is in good shape.Dick----- Original Message -----