Original Posted By: Ben Charvet
Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and
Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellow
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellowlovers...Thanks Jack, purely aesthetics no real benefit so minimal is good to avoidthe wet noodle or sad sack look but nothing more, I'll work to that end.ThanksJohnBeen waiting fir ya to chime in, thanks for the confirmationIn a message dated 8/12/2010 2:43:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pietflyr(at)bellsouth.net writes:My Piet has a slight amount of dihedral =93 about 1=9D per side, to prevent the droopy wing look you are supposed to get with a straight wing (I can=99t say I=99ve ever thought they looked droopy). As Ryan said, I flew his straight (one piece) winged Pietenpol for about 500 miles and found it to be as stable as mine (not that this is saying much). In general, Piet=99s aren=99t noted for flying hands off in any but the smoothest air. I suspect theamount of dihedral necessary to achieve true stability would make the plane look like a giant scale free-flight model. Quit worrying about trying to make it stable =93 that=99s what the stick is for. Jack Phillips NX899JP Raleigh, NC ____________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellowlovers...Thanks Jack, purely aesthetics no real benefit so minimal is good to avoidthe wet noodle or sad sack look but nothing more, I'll work to that end.ThanksJohnBeen waiting fir ya to chime in, thanks for the confirmationIn a message dated 8/12/2010 2:43:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pietflyr(at)bellsouth.net writes:My Piet has a slight amount of dihedral =93 about 1=9D per side, to prevent the droopy wing look you are supposed to get with a straight wing (I can=99t say I=99ve ever thought they looked droopy). As Ryan said, I flew his straight (one piece) winged Pietenpol for about 500 miles and found it to be as stable as mine (not that this is saying much). In general, Piet=99s aren=99t noted for flying hands off in any but the smoothest air. I suspect theamount of dihedral necessary to achieve true stability would make the plane look like a giant scale free-flight model. Quit worrying about trying to make it stable =93 that=99s what the stick is for. Jack Phillips NX899JP Raleigh, NC ____________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellow
Original Posted By: _owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com_
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellow lover...just looking for the best without too much experimentation, more willing to learn from the experience of others. Unless they be a forflusher then allbets are off, "it shoulda been me"ThanksJohnIn a message dated 8/12/2010 2:56:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bencharvet(at)gmail.com writes:Mine is about the same as Jack's. It will fly for a short period handsoff. It is important to have some adjustment in your lift struts to get the trim set correctly, and that took one adjustment after the plane was flying. Don't spend too much time trying to improve a proven design!BenOn 8/12/2010 2:41 PM, Jack Phillips wrote: My Piet has a slight amount of dihedral =93 about 1=9D per side, to prevent the droopy wing look you are supposed to get with a straight wing (I can=99t say I=99ve ever thought they looked droopy). As Ryan said, I flew his straight (one piece) winged Pietenpol for about 500 miles and found it to be as stable as mine (not that this is saying much). In general, Piet=99s aren=99t noted for flying hands off in any but the smoothest air. I suspect theamount of dihedral necessary to achieve true stability would make the plane look like a giant scale free-flight model. Quit worrying about trying to make it stable =93 that=99s what the stick is for. Jack Phillips NX899JP Raleigh, NC ____________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and fellow lover...just looking for the best without too much experimentation, more willing to learn from the experience of others. Unless they be a forflusher then allbets are off, "it shoulda been me"ThanksJohnIn a message dated 8/12/2010 2:56:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bencharvet(at)gmail.com writes:Mine is about the same as Jack's. It will fly for a short period handsoff. It is important to have some adjustment in your lift struts to get the trim set correctly, and that took one adjustment after the plane was flying. Don't spend too much time trying to improve a proven design!BenOn 8/12/2010 2:41 PM, Jack Phillips wrote: My Piet has a slight amount of dihedral =93 about 1=9D per side, to prevent the droopy wing look you are supposed to get with a straight wing (I can=99t say I=99ve ever thought they looked droopy). As Ryan said, I flew his straight (one piece) winged Pietenpol for about 500 miles and found it to be as stable as mine (not that this is saying much). In general, Piet=99s aren=99t noted for flying hands off in any but the smoothest air. I suspect theamount of dihedral necessary to achieve true stability would make the plane look like a giant scale free-flight model. Quit worrying about trying to make it stable =93 that=99s what the stick is for. Jack Phillips NX899JP Raleigh, NC ____________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Dear sage builders, engineers,advisors and
Original Posted By: H RULE