Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Guys (and gals?)Just finished building a tailwheel, and am scratching my head about what length to make the steering arms. How long are yours?Douwe________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: tailwheel steering arm question
Pietenpol-List: tailwheel steering arm question
Original Posted By: lshutks(at)webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
Douwe; you're going to get a different answer from each Piet builder and pilot as to how long the steering arms are on their tailwheels. On 41CC, Corky made the arms plenty long and made several holes in each so the connection point could be changed. A couple of pictures for you:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/tailwh01.jpg shows the arms on Ernie Moreno's Piet, about as short as any you'll see.http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/P6090001.JPG shows the ones on 41CC and you can see that I'm using the center holes on each arm. The outer holes are way too far out so actually these arms could be cut down. Maybe this gives you something to go by...Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________See what youre getting intobefore you go there http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAG ... __________
Douwe; you're going to get a different answer from each Piet builder and pilot as to how long the steering arms are on their tailwheels. On 41CC, Corky made the arms plenty long and made several holes in each so the connection point could be changed. A couple of pictures for you:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/tailwh01.jpg shows the arms on Ernie Moreno's Piet, about as short as any you'll see.http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/P6090001.JPG shows the ones on 41CC and you can see that I'm using the center holes on each arm. The outer holes are way too far out so actually these arms could be cut down. Maybe this gives you something to go by...Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________See what youre getting intobefore you go there http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAG ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: tailwheel steering arm question
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