Original Posted By: Richard Carden
Pietenpol-List: What's My Contribution Used For?
Pietenpol-List: Re: General Pietenpol questions
Original Posted By: airlion
njones wrote:> ..., the photos of the British G-BUCO are especially inspiring.> To Nigel and other G-BUCO fans: did you know that G-BUCO crashed due to enginefailure? Don't worry, pilot was unhurt, and it is restored. If you want to readthe whole story you have it here:http://www.pietenpolclub.co.uk/#/the-cl ... 40300Click on the "Airborne 13 Part 2" (last two pages) and "Airborne 13 Part 3" (firsttwo pages).Regards,IvanRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:14:29 -0800 (PST)
njones wrote:> ..., the photos of the British G-BUCO are especially inspiring.> To Nigel and other G-BUCO fans: did you know that G-BUCO crashed due to enginefailure? Don't worry, pilot was unhurt, and it is restored. If you want to readthe whole story you have it here:http://www.pietenpolclub.co.uk/#/the-cl ... 40300Click on the "Airborne 13 Part 2" (last two pages) and "Airborne 13 Part 3" (firsttwo pages).Regards,IvanRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:14:29 -0800 (PST)
Pietenpol-List: Re: What's My Contribution Used For?
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Matt: I don't think many Pietenpolers realize the valuable service your lists contributeto their needs and entertainment,THANK YOUPieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Matt: I don't think many Pietenpolers realize the valuable service your lists contributeto their needs and entertainment,THANK YOUPieti LowellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Pietenpol-List: Fuel Starvation
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Michael;I had exactly the same situation come up on 41CC when I was doingthe rebuild... with the fuselage (nose) fuel tank in place, it isextremely difficult to get cables or wires past it through thefirewall. So even if you make a pretty layout of everything onthe engine side of the firewall, it's rare that you'll actually beable to punch things through in those locations if you have a fueltank in the nose.On my airplane, the toughest thing is the tach cable, which justsqueezes by the side of the tank and has just barely enough lengthto get from the instrument to the engine. It will not tolerate anything other than very gentle bends in the cable. There aresome pix here: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/repair ... .htmlOscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________
Michael;I had exactly the same situation come up on 41CC when I was doingthe rebuild... with the fuselage (nose) fuel tank in place, it isextremely difficult to get cables or wires past it through thefirewall. So even if you make a pretty layout of everything onthe engine side of the firewall, it's rare that you'll actually beable to punch things through in those locations if you have a fueltank in the nose.On my airplane, the toughest thing is the tach cable, which justsqueezes by the side of the tank and has just barely enough lengthto get from the instrument to the engine. It will not tolerate anything other than very gentle bends in the cable. There aresome pix here: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/repair ... .htmlOscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Fuel Starvation
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
Jeff wrote->My main concern is fuel starvation in a nose up, take off attitude.And a good concern it is, too.>with a nose tank I'm unsure.- I have heard of cases where it has happened.That would be me ;o) Engine quit on rollout after a nice smooth 3-pointlanding after running down to minimum fuel... about 3 gal. left in my16 gal. nose tank. Definitely, follow Hans' advice and run the setupwith the tailwheel down in a hole to simulate a climb with a nose-highattitude. You can get an idea of the geometry on my firewall forwardby looking at some of the pictures here:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/engine.html>I'm using an A-65 with Stromberg.Same as my setup (except an A-75, but it's the same thing).>Does anyone have any comments on the subject of fuel pumps.None on my airplane; gravity feed only.>those who have two tanks, one in the wing and one in the nose, how do you>switch them?- Where is your valve mounted?One of the best setups I've seen is the one on Ernie Moreno's Piet. Thereare pix of his setup here:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/piets3.html , photos 3, 5, and 10.>How many of you use a gascolator and is a pump necessary with that.Hopefully EVERYONE is using a gascolator! Obviously, no pump is necessarysince I don't have one ;o) You need something at the lowest point inyour fuel system to collect and drain any water or sediment that mightget into the fuel system.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:08:21 -0800 (PST)
Jeff wrote->My main concern is fuel starvation in a nose up, take off attitude.And a good concern it is, too.>with a nose tank I'm unsure.- I have heard of cases where it has happened.That would be me ;o) Engine quit on rollout after a nice smooth 3-pointlanding after running down to minimum fuel... about 3 gal. left in my16 gal. nose tank. Definitely, follow Hans' advice and run the setupwith the tailwheel down in a hole to simulate a climb with a nose-highattitude. You can get an idea of the geometry on my firewall forwardby looking at some of the pictures here:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/engine.html>I'm using an A-65 with Stromberg.Same as my setup (except an A-75, but it's the same thing).>Does anyone have any comments on the subject of fuel pumps.None on my airplane; gravity feed only.>those who have two tanks, one in the wing and one in the nose, how do you>switch them?- Where is your valve mounted?One of the best setups I've seen is the one on Ernie Moreno's Piet. Thereare pix of his setup here:http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/piets3.html , photos 3, 5, and 10.>How many of you use a gascolator and is a pump necessary with that.Hopefully EVERYONE is using a gascolator! Obviously, no pump is necessarysince I don't have one ;o) You need something at the lowest point inyour fuel system to collect and drain any water or sediment that mightget into the fuel system.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:08:21 -0800 (PST)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel Starvation
Original Posted By: Michael Perez