Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Bill Church"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: ExplosionGuys,I think Dick Navatril really lit the fuse on this site with his beautiful round-engine Piet on the cover of Sport Aviation. I bet there will be an explosion in the attendance at Brodhead this year! So looking forward to it.Dan HelsperPoplar Grove, IL.**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-plea ... 0000002598)________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "MikeD"
I think maybe my original response wasn't clear.The point I was trying to make was that some people are able to apply gluesparingly and neatly, and some are not. If you know what type of builder youare before you start, you can prepare yourself accordingly. If you've builtmodel airplanes before (and the Pietenpol is EXACTLY like a giant modelairplane), you will probably know what type of builder you are. If you don'tknow what type of builder you are, make a few practice joints, and see howthings go.Excess glue doesn't help you at all. A blob of glue away from the jointlocation is simply extra weight.My experience was identical to Glenn's (In my previous reply my link to myphotos didn't work very well. If you want to see my build photos, go towww.mykitplane.com then go to Builder's Logs, then scroll down to Pietenpoland pick the builder you want to check out). I used small pieces of plasticfilm only at the leading edge and trailing edge. After building all of myribs, my jig only has a couple of spots where the glue managed to makecontact. But, if you are the type of builder that has difficulty keeping theglue joints tidy, and glue runs directly onto the jig, you're going to havea heck of a time removing your rib from the jig without damaging one or theother.So, Steve, the moral of this little story is that you need to use enoughglue to bond the surfaces together, but that's all. Epoxy joints are not tobe tightly clamped, because it will starve the joint of adhesive, but gobsof extra glue will not add strength, just pounds. And one thing you don'tneed in an airplane is extra weight.While we're on the topic of building ribs, do yourself a favour (favor) andspread a thin layer of epoxy on the back side of each gusset before you glueit in place. That way the inside surface of the gusset will be sealed, andyou won't have to try sticking a paintbrush in those little cubby holes tovarnish those surfaces.Bill C. ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Explosion

Original Posted By: "MikeD"
HelsperSew(at)aol.com wrote:> Guys,> > I think Dick Navatril really lit the fuse on this site with his beautiful round-enginePiet on the cover of Sport Aviation. I bet there will be an explosionin the attendance at Brodhead this year! So looking forward to it. > Dan Helsper> Poplar Grove, IL.> To save his sanity and vocal chords, he may want to print out about 200 copiesof a fact sheet containing:- what is it- how much does it cost- performance- smell- taste- feel- etcand put these in a "take one" tray nearby!--------Piet-builder-who-hopes-to-be-flying-next-summerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: prop for A75

Original Posted By: "bhassel"
taildrags(at)hotmail.com wrote:> Now don't get your 75s tangled up. There is an A-75 and there is a C-75. TheA-75 is what we've been discussing but someone mentioned the C-75 and that'sa different engine. It has a larger bore and many other differences from theA-75, but for the purposes of determining which prop to use (the subject of thisthread), the C-75 develops its rated HP at a far lower speed... 2275 RPM,as opposed to the A-75 which needs to spin 2600 to develop rated power.> > All of that info is conveniently found on the Fly Baby "engines" webpage, or here: http://www.mooneymite.com/articles/continental.htm> > Oscar Zuniga> Air Camper NX41CC> San Antonio, TX> mailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.com> website at http://www.flysquirrel.netI'm talking A-75 myself. Yeah, the C-75 is a larger displacement engine and canbe propped up relative to the 65's.Next stop - your link! Thanks.--------Piet-builder-who-hopes-to-be-flying-next-summerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: GN1 - Status Plans

Original Posted By: KMHeide, BA, CPO, FAAOP
KenMy plane weighs in at 810 lb. The article is mistaken on the 820lb. I could easily have saved lots of weight but there are certain things I just wanted and some mistakes I made.Dick N.Dick ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "walt evans"

Original Posted By: "Glenn Thomas"

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I think it's more than his fuel tank..juuuust kidding.Gary Boothe Cool, CA _____

Original Posted By: "Rick Holland"