Pietenpol-List: Take heart- gear leg nightmare
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:43 am
Original Posted By: "KMHeide, BA, CPO, FAAOP"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Take heart- gear leg nightmareMike,I totally agree, that making those wood gear legs was the most difficult and frustrating thing about the whole airplane without a dout. I made mine four times, and although they look really good, I still could have been maybe one degree closer with my cuts. I also made the lower gear fittings three times. Here is some advice for those that have yet to make those lower gearfittings. Don't attempt to make them until you have the wood legs cut right.Then use paper patterns and make the fittings fit the gear legs that you have.Here is a pic that might help the fabrication process. Got some of these ideas from Mike C.and Jack P. (thank you). Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, ILNote two plumb bobs that piont to centerline drawn on 2 x 8 on floor. Ash cross pieces should "point" to the spot where the tail skid plate would be. (This according to the old timers at Brodhead)************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:39:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Take heart- gear leg nightmareMike,I totally agree, that making those wood gear legs was the most difficult and frustrating thing about the whole airplane without a dout. I made mine four times, and although they look really good, I still could have been maybe one degree closer with my cuts. I also made the lower gear fittings three times. Here is some advice for those that have yet to make those lower gearfittings. Don't attempt to make them until you have the wood legs cut right.Then use paper patterns and make the fittings fit the gear legs that you have.Here is a pic that might help the fabrication process. Got some of these ideas from Mike C.and Jack P. (thank you). Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, ILNote two plumb bobs that piont to centerline drawn on 2 x 8 on floor. Ash cross pieces should "point" to the spot where the tail skid plate would be. (This according to the old timers at Brodhead)************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:39:14 -0800 (PST)