Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Alan Swanson"
A question for the Grega gang,I am using a combination of elements from the GN 1, Wag-Aero Cubby, and Piet for the L/G on my Piet. The L/G-Lift strut brackets at the lower longerons are mainly GN 1, with the exception that the aft bracket is used for both L/G and Lift strut like thePiet.I have a set of Grega plans but have not been able to tell what size, wall thickness the channel spreader is. This channel is used in the place most Pietbuilders use a metal strap, it goes from left to right side below the floor board at both front and aft L/G brackets.In addition the the thickness of the metal, also would like to know where to get this or is this something that has to be made up?Thanks in advance, Skip in Atlanta--- Cinda + Skip Gadd--- csfog(at)earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Skip wrote:>I have a set of Grega plans but have not been able to tell>what size, wall thickness the channel spreader is.>In addition the the thickness of the metal, also would like to>know where to get this or is this something that has to be made up?Well, Skip, I'm emailing you (off-net) a shot of the channels used on the M-19, which has a gross of about 800 or 850 and a fuselage width of 24", but these channels are way stout and should be fine on a GN. Email me direct and I'll give you particulars on mine since I don't have GN-1 plans yet so I can't comment on what is called for there. For another shot or two of the channels I'm using, go to http://www.flysquirrel.net/gear/gear.html and scroll down to the shot where I'm holding a landing gear shock strut spring in my hand, and the photo right below it. These are 4130, and were bent on a brake... and given the rather narrow dimension of the channel, it was a trick.Oscar ZunigaMedford, Oregonmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________