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Re: Pietenpol-List: Axels, ahem, axles!!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:18 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Jack Phillips
hmmmm, .188 wall thickness? I'm not looking at them right now, but what do the plans call for?? I don't know, but I think I screwed up and used thinner wall tubing. Already painted and installed, but if I need to replace or put a doubler tube inside at least past the bungees . . . Gene ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Axels
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:20 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: John Egan
Re: Pietenpol-List: Axels, ahem, axles!!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:01 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Gene Rambo
The axle on NX18235 is 1 1/2" X .120 wall thickness and is not heat treated. No brakes are installed so the length of axle extending beyond the bungee's is shorter than a brake equipped Pietenpol. This helps to limit the bending stress on the axle.The axle has withstood some teeth jarring landings just fine.Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Axels, ahem, axles!!
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:11 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: gcardinal
I should add that the 1 1/2 X .120 (11 ga.) is one gauge thicker than the plans call for.Greg ----- Original Message -----
Pietenpol-List: Axels
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:12 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: shad bell
Re: Pietenpol-List: Axels
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:24 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Stephen Walton
If "ramp appeal" is important to you then the Jenny style landing gear and 3-piece framed windscreen are good choices.At the Father's Day fly-in at our home field of Stanton (SYN) the Pietenpol was parked with a bunch of shiny fiberglass light-sport aircraft and a bunch of Cubs. Which airplane do you think had the crowd around it? The Pietenpol.......Replace the solid axle with tubing. It is still heavy but better than a solid axle.Greg ----- Original Message -----