Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachment
Re: Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachment
Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachment
Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"
Re: Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachment
Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Jim Take a look at www.stantonairfield.comThis is the airport that we own I serve as a director.I wish we could have visited it when you were here.Dale----- Original Message -----
Jim Take a look at www.stantonairfield.comThis is the airport that we own I serve as a director.I wish we could have visited it when you were here.Dale----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachment
Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"
Pietenpol-List: Re: Wing tip brace question
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachmentI used 1/16" Plywood Plates, 1/2" wide X about 2" long, the way it shows in the plans, then feathered each end down so it didn't leave a bump. With the fabric on, you have to look pretty close to see the plywood strips. After pre-fitting everything, I used rubber bunji chords to hold the trailing edge inplace while the adhesive cured at the butt end of the ribs, and the plywood strips. I used T88 epoxy throughout the airframe. No problems anywhere with theadhesive, after almost 280 hrs flight time.Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wing tip brace question
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wood trailing edge attachmentI used 1/16" Plywood Plates, 1/2" wide X about 2" long, the way it shows in the plans, then feathered each end down so it didn't leave a bump. With the fabric on, you have to look pretty close to see the plywood strips. After pre-fitting everything, I used rubber bunji chords to hold the trailing edge inplace while the adhesive cured at the butt end of the ribs, and the plywood strips. I used T88 epoxy throughout the airframe. No problems anywhere with theadhesive, after almost 280 hrs flight time.Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Wing tip brace question
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Rick,If I remember correctly, I did one set at the tip and one top and one bottom atthe root of wings and center section. Helps to keep the fabric from pullingin at the root.Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Rick,If I remember correctly, I did one set at the tip and one top and one bottom atthe root of wings and center section. Helps to keep the fabric from pullingin at the root.Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Wing tip brace question
Original Posted By: Isablcorky(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wing tip brace questionIn a message dated 4/30/2006 9:35:03 PM Central Standard Time,at7000ft(at)gmail.com writes:Concerning the 1/2" x 1/2" spruce braces shown on the wing plans that extend=from the wing tip diagonally to the front and rear spars, are there one ofeach, (three total) or two of each (six total - wing tip to the top of the s=parand another below it to the bottom of the spar?).On my one piece wing, I used one of each, for a total of three, at each wing=tip. I didn't like the 45=BA butt joints. My buddy, Doug Bryant, had one o=fthe ends at the spar break loose one time on his plane, so I added a Hard Ba=lsacorner blocks at the ends. The balsa was cross cut to expose the capilaryportion of the wood to the glue.You can see how I did this, about half way down this page: http://nx770cg.com/Wing.htmlChuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wing tip brace questionIn a message dated 4/30/2006 9:35:03 PM Central Standard Time,at7000ft(at)gmail.com writes:Concerning the 1/2" x 1/2" spruce braces shown on the wing plans that extend=from the wing tip diagonally to the front and rear spars, are there one ofeach, (three total) or two of each (six total - wing tip to the top of the s=parand another below it to the bottom of the spar?).On my one piece wing, I used one of each, for a total of three, at each wing=tip. I didn't like the 45=BA butt joints. My buddy, Doug Bryant, had one o=fthe ends at the spar break loose one time on his plane, so I added a Hard Ba=lsacorner blocks at the ends. The balsa was cross cut to expose the capilaryportion of the wood to the glue.You can see how I did this, about half way down this page: http://nx770cg.com/Wing.htmlChuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: what holds up a project
Original Posted By: harvey rule
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: what holds up a projectTo avoid the stretching etc I had planned to fab a short section of cable w/ thimbles etc from the column horns about 1 ft long then attach the turnbuckles. They would be within a comfortable reach for adjustments and safetying.As I say, I HAD planned.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 09:00:53 -0400
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: what holds up a projectTo avoid the stretching etc I had planned to fab a short section of cable w/ thimbles etc from the column horns about 1 ft long then attach the turnbuckles. They would be within a comfortable reach for adjustments and safetying.As I say, I HAD planned.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 09:00:53 -0400