Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: DonanClara(at)aol.com
Gentlemen, There is something that you should be aware about regarding the Piet spruce kit from Jean Peters at Western A/C Supply and may be true for the next owner of that company. I believe the kits are for 3-piece wings only. I realize that most folks make the 3-piece wings, but some don't. Since I have access to a large hangar, my wing is a solid one-piece so his kit would not have worked for me. Another point just for info. I got all my spruce from Aircraft Spruce. When I ordered the long pieces - spars, longerons, leading edges, etc - they had to be shipped by truck. That order only cost $67 for the shipping. Very inexpensive I thought. Cheers Jeff in TX, despondent about the Leafs' loss to New Jersey but cheering wildly for the up-and-coming Raptors________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Jeff Hill"
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Original Posted By: Kirk & Laura Huizenga

Original Posted By: Doug413(at)aol.com
Dave, On your question of 1 piece vs 3 piece: The 1-piece is lighter than the 3-piece wing. I'm not sure about the exact amount, but I imagine 10-20 lbs. On the other hand, the 3-piece takes less room to build, and you're able to pull the wings and store the plane if you need to for some reason. I guess the 1-piece would also be quicker to build.Gary MeadowsSpring, TX________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Jack Phillips
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Piet wood kitsIn a message dated 5/14/01 7:30:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, gwmeadows(at)hotmail.com writes:> On your question of 1 piece vs 3 piece: The 1-piece is lighter than the > 3-piece wing. I'm not sure about the exact amount, but I imagine 10-20 lbs. > On the other hand, the 3-piece takes less room to build, and you're able to > pull the wings and store the plane if you need to for some reason.> > Gents,I have a three piece on my first aircamper and have built both. In my opinion both are really good designs which perform very well overall. I just happen to have a set of parts per the plans for a three piece wing and the set including the hardware weighs approx 5 pounds (close anyway) on a bathroom scale. The three piece is a little more work to build and to rig as there needs to be (at least on mine) a cable break somewhere in the carry thru cable an in the drive cables, and the 2" alum wing root covers. I just completed the sixth airframe condition inspection (annual) and haven't had any trouble, actually, with any of the airframe. The ship now has 100 hours. I did not have room to build the one piece wing, so the three piece was the only option. Doug Bryant Wichita Ks ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:17:24 -0400 (EDT)