Pietenpol-List: Spring gear-split axle
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 10:22 am
Original Posted By: rhartwig11(at)juno.com
I was told by an old guy at Brodhead several years ago that the 1934 plansgear could spring "past center" and that is why it is good to use the Cubstyle gear using the V shaped cabane. Don't know if this is just Piet lore,but he claimed to have seen it happen on 9-27 at Brodhead.If you look at either type gear, from in front of the plane, there is atriangle formed where one side is the spring leg. The plans triangle has abigger aspect ratio and I think that makes its spring leg have to workharder, and therefore not as efficient, that is why I chose the Cub styledesign.The SAA flyin was great, as Dennis said two Corvair Piets to ogle.Skip>I too would like to know what the benefit there is to this setup.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:14:44 -0500Subject: Pietenpol-List: Spring gear-split axle
I was told by an old guy at Brodhead several years ago that the 1934 plansgear could spring "past center" and that is why it is good to use the Cubstyle gear using the V shaped cabane. Don't know if this is just Piet lore,but he claimed to have seen it happen on 9-27 at Brodhead.If you look at either type gear, from in front of the plane, there is atriangle formed where one side is the spring leg. The plans triangle has abigger aspect ratio and I think that makes its spring leg have to workharder, and therefore not as efficient, that is why I chose the Cub styledesign.The SAA flyin was great, as Dennis said two Corvair Piets to ogle.Skip>I too would like to know what the benefit there is to this setup.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:14:44 -0500Subject: Pietenpol-List: Spring gear-split axle