Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Terry Hall"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Source for tailwheel springHi Pieters,Can anyone help with a source for the large coil tail wheel spring? Thanko mucho (that's Spanish for thank you very much). Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: HelsperSew(at)aol.com
I'm building a Sky Scout with a tail skid. I bought a coil spring at a local farm supply house that normally would go on a gate. I don't know how it will hold up, but that is at least a source. Good luck, Terry Hall, Ada, OK ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"

Original Posted By: "Gene and Tammy"
http://www.mcmaster.com/I bought two springs, Part Number: 96485K141 and 96485K135.I ended up using the 96485K141 because spring 96485K135 seemed to easy to compress.Look at their webpage to get the information on each spring. Chris TracyRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tanksIn a message dated 1/29/2007 1:32:37 PM Central Standard Time, zharvey(at)bellsouth.net writes:Thanks for the reply Gordon.Fiberglass was considered as I've built and repaired fiberglass boats for a fair number of years. I discarded the idea for a number of reasons. I actually need more weight not less. I guess the biggest reason is the alcohol that is finding its way into almost all fuel. A real killer on fiberglass tanks. If you use only av gas it shouldn't be a problem for now, but I end up using a lot of auto gas.Thank youGene in Tennessee (down with the flu)Gene, I built both my fuel tanks with fiberglass, however, I mistakenly used polyester resin (auto body stuff). Instead of the lost foam method, I built female moulds, and did the 4 ply layups inside the moulds. I have a lot of pictures and explainations about this process on my web site: http://nx770cg.com/FuelSystem.htmlWest Systems Epoxy is the type of resin you should use in a fuel tank, as it is impervious to fuels, oil, and solvents. I am VERY careful about not havingalcohol in my fuel, and I use MoGas about half the time. There is a lot of corn out here in Kansas, and more and more of it is being used in the fuel. Another thing I would like to mention, is that a Nose Heavy Pietenpol is about as rare as a light weight Pietenpol driver. Have you ever done a Weight& Balance ? And then do it all over again, with a helper, just to confirm the first time ?Chuck G.NX770CG(hope you get to feeling better...flying weather ain't far off !! )________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Source for tailwheel spring

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Hey guys, Just as another source. I got mine from the front forks of a motorcycle. Atthe time I didn't realize how easy it was to order from McMaster-Carr. I wentto a local junkyard and they had a few motorcycles with bent front forks. Theytold me if they were bent to have at it and do what I wanted to them. Theforks are a hydraulic cylinder with a spring inside. I took the cap off of bothbent tubes from one bike and ended up with 2 springs almost 18" long. Theycharged me a whopping $2.00 for both. I cut it down and now have a few spares.It has been doing really well back there since I started flying. If you really want to know there is probably a story behind just about everypart on my plane. And I'm sure all the other Piets are the same!Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Tailwheel springIn a message dated 1/29/2007 2:56:04 PM Central Standard Time, HelsperSew(at)aol.com writes:Mine will be a skid plate, with the option of attaching (with pins) a removable tailwheel. At this point it will be a non-steerable tailwheel. We shallsee how it goes. Hopefully with good brakes, I won't need the steerable model.Dan,I tried that set up, and in '03 I flew 'er from Wichita to Brodhead / Oshkosh. Here is a re-print of one of the write ups I did about that flight:Subj: Pietenpol-List: Flying Stories - Tail skids & hard surfaceDate: 8/12/03 12:10:02 AM Central Daylight Time

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tanksGene,Flight time on my tank is zero; I'm about 90% complete and about 70% to go.My tank was built with an majority assist by a Chapter member who is retired from the sheet metal trade. he used to make ferry tanks for folks ferrying aircraft to South America from Miami, so he knows what he's doing. . We did pressure tests and leak tests until we had it tight.B. Pietenpol used terne plate for his tanks and a while back Larry Williams presented considerable detail on his G.I. tank fabrication; should be in the archives.Regards,Lou Larsen ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: Source for tailwheel springDate: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:18:45 -0500

Original Posted By: Phillips, Jack
Try searching for Part # 9624 K6 at http://www.mcmaster.com/ that is the spring for the main landing gear in the Cub type set up with springs instead of bungees. that # will bring up the page with the springs and then you can go from there.michael ----- Original Message -----