Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Cy Galley"
My wing is a three piece with solid 3/4"spars.Now for some questions:1. Has anyone actually weighed a three piece wing and a one piece wing that werebuilt similarly and truly found the weight difference is 15-16 lbs. or are weall going along with a fifty year old assumption that came from a casual remarkby someone at a fly-in?2. Why would BHP's method of scarfing be good in 1930 but not in 2001?3. Why do my e-mails to Mike Cuy keep getting returned?4. Why does it take me three tries to get one good cowl?Larry________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: three piece wingsIn a message dated 11/9/01 7:55:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, lnawms(at)msn.com writes:> My wing is a three piece with solid 3/4"spars.> > Now for some questions:> > 1. Has anyone actually weighed a three piece wing and a one piece wing th> atwere built similarly and truly found the weight difference is 15-16 lb> s. orare we all going along with a fifty year old assumption that came f> rom a casualremark by someone at a fly-in?> > 2. Why would BHP's method of scarfing be good in 1930 but not in 2001?> > 3. Why do my e-mails to Mike Cuy keep getting returned?> > 4. Why does it take me three tries to get one good cowl?> > Larry> Larry,Here is my opinion for what it is worth. I have weighed all the parts and bolts needed for the three piece wing and came up with about 4 pounds. I posted this information a while back, so it could be in the archieve. The scarf method used by BHP would still work fine in that exact application and spar thickness. Other scarf methods may be better, however. You won't need a scarf at all with a three piece wing. Not sure where Mike is. What part of the cowl are you building? Doug Bryant________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: three piece wingsLarry,For what it's worth each panel of my 3 pc wing weighs 48 lbs naked and the c/s weighs 17 lbs.Corky in La________________________________________________________________________________