Original Posted By: Tim Willis
Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Re: Pietenpol-List: ok, lemme have it!
Original Posted By: Ryan Mueller
Glad you liked the movie John, one of the producers told me that during the weeka young kid came up and told him that after watching the movie he and his dadhad decided to build a Pietenpol.-Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:56:43 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: ok, lemme have it!
Glad you liked the movie John, one of the producers told me that during the weeka young kid came up and told him that after watching the movie he and his dadhad decided to build a Pietenpol.-Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:56:43 -0500Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: ok, lemme have it!
RE: Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Tim,I made a little plywood pocket for my compression struts, made the struts tothe exact length for the distance between the spars and the installed thecompression struts with no glue. Just the tension of the drag wires andanti-drag wires holds the compression struts in place. I also did not gluethe ribs - just nailed them to the spars.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus Plummet-----Original Message-----
Tim,I made a little plywood pocket for my compression struts, made the struts tothe exact length for the distance between the spars and the installed thecompression struts with no glue. Just the tension of the drag wires andanti-drag wires holds the compression struts in place. I also did not gluethe ribs - just nailed them to the spars.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus Plummet-----Original Message-----
RE: Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Original Posted By:> Tim Willis
Tim, This is how we assembled my wings at Sun N Fun this past spring, best I canremember.1 Set the spars on 2 large saw horses so they are level with each other.2 Slide the ribs on the spars. The wing is upside down.3 Trammel the spars.4 Use blocks screwed to saw horses to secure spars from moving, trammelagain.5 Attach drag/anti-drag cables, trammel again while lightly tighteningcables.6 Glue ribs in place.7 Cut compression struts to length and glue in place with gussets at topand bottom of spar, one per end per strut, trammel again.8 Glue in aileron spars and LE of aileron and TE of wing at aileron.9 Glue on LE and TE of wing and diagonal struts. We added blocks andgussets at ends of diagonal struts.I still have to glue on ply at LE to spar on top of wing and do the finaltighten of drag/anti-drag cables against compression struts, and ofcourse, trammel again.Skip> [Original Message]
Tim, This is how we assembled my wings at Sun N Fun this past spring, best I canremember.1 Set the spars on 2 large saw horses so they are level with each other.2 Slide the ribs on the spars. The wing is upside down.3 Trammel the spars.4 Use blocks screwed to saw horses to secure spars from moving, trammelagain.5 Attach drag/anti-drag cables, trammel again while lightly tighteningcables.6 Glue ribs in place.7 Cut compression struts to length and glue in place with gussets at topand bottom of spar, one per end per strut, trammel again.8 Glue in aileron spars and LE of aileron and TE of wing at aileron.9 Glue on LE and TE of wing and diagonal struts. We added blocks andgussets at ends of diagonal struts.I still have to glue on ply at LE to spar on top of wing and do the finaltighten of drag/anti-drag cables against compression struts, and ofcourse, trammel again.Skip> [Original Message]
RE: Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Here are some pictures that may help...more at my site. Make sure when youposition them, they will "clear" your covering.Jackwww.textors.comTim,I made a little plywood pocket for my compression struts, made the struts tothe exact length for the distance between the spars and the installed thecompression struts with no glue. Just the tension of the drag wires andanti-drag wires holds the compression struts in place. I also did not gluethe ribs - just nailed them to the spars.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus Plummet-----Original Message-----
Here are some pictures that may help...more at my site. Make sure when youposition them, they will "clear" your covering.Jackwww.textors.comTim,I made a little plywood pocket for my compression struts, made the struts tothe exact length for the distance between the spars and the installed thecompression struts with no glue. Just the tension of the drag wires andanti-drag wires holds the compression struts in place. I also did not gluethe ribs - just nailed them to the spars.Jack PhillipsNX899JPIcarus Plummet-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
> Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls>>> I have a some wing-building questions that center around the compressionstruts in the wings.________________________________________________________________________________
> Subject: Pietenpol-List: compression struts-- need some help, pls>>> I have a some wing-building questions that center around the compressionstruts in the wings.________________________________________________________________________________