Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Tom & Michelle Brant"

Original Posted By: "Gary McNeel, Jr."

Original Posted By: JamesJboyer(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: I finally started it....In a message dated 1/15/2002 8:43:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, tmbrant(at)uswest.net writes:> . What> I've done is made the longerons 7/8" x 1", having the 1" in the vertical> plane. Then I can use my planed stock for the rest of the verticals and> diagonal braces cutting them down to their perspective size x 7/8" in> the horizontal plane. Hello Tom,The Piet fuselage is overbuilt. A good way to judge your parts is to compare with sizes uses in similiar aircraft. A good comparison for the Piet is the Fly Baby. Both are about the same gross weight, all wood, and the Fly Baby is okayed to use both the Continental 0-200 and Lycoming 0-235 108 hp engine. These engines are generally heavier and have more power (except for power of Corvair) than the engines usually used in the Piet.The point being the Fly Baby longerons are only 3/4 x 3/4. Also the Piel Emeraude, a much faster two place all wood airplane using the 135 hp Lycoming up to 150 hp lyc. also uses 3/4 x 3/4 (close anyway as theyr'e metric measurements) longerons. The Emeraude is also aerobatic and is the forerunner of the CAP which is one of the worlds most aerobatic airplanes. Take some of what is offered on this site as informative and something to check for yourself; eg. buy plans for comparable aircraft and use common sense, not someones opinion.Cheers, JimPS My Piet is in the adding steel fittings to the fuselage before final closure and covering; and yes my longerons are 1" x 3/4" only because I had 1" stock to start with.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Plywood gussetsHello Again Tom,For plywood a good source is marine plywood; less expensive by more than half usually and just as good quality. An advantage is that a local lumberyard can usually get it in one or two days. I used 3mm to replace the 1/8" sides and 6mm to replace the 1/4" floor plywood. These demensions are very close to those on the plans and are more than sufficient to the task ( my opinion naturally).I used marine Mahagony (bad spelling) from my local lumberyard. It was made in France by the way and is very good quality.Cheers, Jim________________________________________________________________________________