Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 29 Msgs - 03/18/04In a message dated 3/18/04 11:57:11 PM, pietenpol-list-digest(at)matronics.com writes: wrote: >>Don't mind the ranting, Bruce, they don't really understand what they are doing. Please feel free to contact me any time, either on the list or off.I did weigh my wing parts, the spars were almost exactly 10 pounds each, made up of 7 layers of vertical grain Douglas Fir. The ribs for a side (14), were almost exactly 5 pounds for the lot. This weight total suggests to me that there wouldn't be much difference in the flying weight no matter which woods youuse. I chose DF because there is a lot of very good stuff available, and I did not like what I looked at, at AS&S. If the two wings weigh 50 pounds (woodstructure), and the Center Section weighs about 10, this means that there is about 90 pounds available for hardware, fabric and paint, to keep to the 150 pounds Bernie sugggested. Carl L @ Compton Airport________________________________________________________________________________

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Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 29 Msgs - 03/18/04In a message dated 3/19/04 11:39:10 AM Central Standard Time, ANNCARLEK(at)aol.com writes:>I thought B.H.P. said the wing should weigh about 90 lbs. This would be the one piece wing.Chuck Gantzer________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Richard Carden"
Dick,The 325 SF is an obsolete designation. Perhaps you could findthem in an old (1920's era) Nicholas-Beazley catalog but theyare not available today. Hard wire is still available, 13 ga. would be .090.Finding the "correct" wire can be a challenge. Some call it piano wire,others call itmusic wire. These are generally too stiff to use. Chris Bobka has donea lot of research on wire; he would be a good resource to ask.The common practice today is to use 1/8" cable and -22 turnbuckles.Greg Cardinal----- Original Message -----