Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I built my center section tank recently and also put a pickup in the frontand rear corners (only one side of the tank). That is also the way it is onmy Piper Pacer. On the Pacer the two tubes come out and join somewhereunknown. I think it is in the belly somewhere. Where are you joining them?Seems to me that the lower the better. I was thinking that running one tubedown the forward cabane and one down the aft cabane with a "T" joining themjust under the forward cabane would be best.With the pickups on just one side of the tank I will need to remember to notdo a hard slip in the wrong direction on final with minimum fuel (actuallynearly stopped the engine in my Pacer like that once), but four pickupsseemed a bit overkill. Thoughts?This plane will have only the center section tank and no fuselage tank.Brian KrautEngineering Alternatives, Inc.www.engalt.com -----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "Phillips, Jack"
Over the holidays I went to "The Yard Store" in Wichita, KS and picked up a bigsheet of Plexiglas for making windscreens. Highly recommend checking it out ifyour ever in Wichita, its like an aircraft company part clearance store, tonsof fasteners, aluminum, and tools.Originally wanted a PT-26 style canopy, but came to my senses, probably take ayear to build, would way a lot and would only have a point if I had a good wayto get cabin heat, which I don't.Want to keep it simple, been looking for a good template for the Plexiglas shape,and also for fittings to secure it in place. I will have to blind rivet thefront one or else pull the gas tank to get at the back side to rivet it.Back seat is much easier, easy access. But the aluminum on the little deck areais pretty flimsy, don't know that it is up to supporting a windscreen, so mayhave to reinforce it and figure out how to make it so the windscreen is not tomuch of a hindrance to getting at the back of the instrument panel.Any suggestions on;1.) How to cut the Plexiglas? Have a Rotozip and read that it works well for cuttingit. Tony Bingelis articles indicated a grinder worked well, but I heardits a bit hard to control. What worked well?2.) Drilling holes in Plexiglas.. any suggestions? Thinking about picking up oneof those brass step drills, they are on sale at the moment. 3.) Mounting hardware.. part that goes through the Plexiglas in particular, areyou using standard bolts, or rivets, or rubber bushings with bolts or what? Sawsome kits for mounting windshields at greatlakesskipper.com, where they havea bunch of boat windshields, but not sure what to get.4.) Mounting the windshield.. thought I would make templates for everything outof cardboard and work out the angles, placement and so forth. Did you guys havesomeone hold it in place then mark/drill holes, rivet the brackets in placethen bend and install windshield, or attache everything to it and cleco it inplace and replace cleco's with rivets, or what? I have never done it before andit seems like it would be easy, but most of my long significant learning experienceshave happened when I thought something would be easy.5.)Polishing the edges of the Plexiglas, any specifics ( I have sandpaper, polishingwheels, all kinds of things, but any recommendations on how best to do it.Been dissapointed in results of using dremel and its attachments, have a ShopSmith,but new to Plexiglas.JimRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: fuel pickup in each cornerDate: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:34:45 -0500