Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Gary Boothe
The ONLY change you make in the wing from the Pietenpol plan is that because the rib is deeper (thicker chord) you may want to put a filler block above the spar to fill in the space between the spar and the top rib strip. -Everything else is unchanged. all your fittings, aileron hinges, cabane attach plate, everything else is the same. -There's a lot of people out there who Think they know what they're talking about and you have to "separate the wheat from the chaff".On Jul 25, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Michael Perez wrote:I am interested in what I have heard about the Riblett design. I am not concerned with making ribs of any kind...They do not seem difficult at all.-IF and I say IF, I can get a performance edge with JUST a rib change, this is what I want to do. However, I have also heard that there maybe some other mods needed to be done once you do incorperate the Riblett ribs. If the ripple effect becomes too much of a problem...I end up making lots of changes to use them, I will go with the stock ribs. I hope to hear if I can just change the ribs...everything else stays as drawn on the BHP plans. (locations of fittings, rib spacing, wing length, mounting to fuse., etc.--- On-Fri, 7/25/08, Gary Boothe--wrote:

Original Posted By:-owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-l
Michael,-I have not seen the =93Riblett=94 design, so cannot comment on that. I will say, though, that making ribs according to BHP is not difficult, though somewhat tedious. To break the tedium, I simply have a board set aside with the rib template and work in ribs in conjunction with everything else. At my present rate it will probably take about a year to complete the ribs, while completing tail and fuselage. The scraps of mahogany plywood from fuselage construction work great to make into gussets!-Happy Building,Gary BootheCool, Ca.PietenpolWW Corvair ConversionTail done, working on fuselage(10 ribs down=85)

Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Hi,It's been a long, long time since I've been on the list, but life is making a turn for the better & I'm hoping to get back on my project soon.I've been thinking seriously about finding someone who wants to partner with me on the project, partly as a way to offset cost, partly as a way to keep motivated & moving forward, but mostly to have someone to share the fun with & to make ownership of the finished plane more affordable and worthwhile - I don't want the plane to be a hangar queen because I can only fly it once a month or so (I'll be on the road a fair amount with a new job).No one in any of my local EAA chapters is interested - they either have their own projects or aren't interested in building.So, is there anyone out the who is also in the Akron, OH area that might be interested? I live in North Canton, OHProject status - fuselage (long version) & empennage woodwork mostly done, glued with aerolite; metal gear fabricated by previous project owner, but may need modification to have brakes; most wood needed to finish project on hand - still need 2 spars. Corvair engine torn down & rebuild started. Instruments purchased, most will need some R&R. Cleveland wheels & brakes off of a C150, need R&R. Lots of other misc. parts & raw materials. I'm doing most work in my basement, but it's tight & I can't build the wings down there - no way to get them out when done.I have about $5500 in the plane & figure another $5-8000 to finish.If anyone is interested, let me know.Hope everyone who went is enjoying Brodhead!Kip Gardner________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:58:29 -0700 (PDT)