Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Rick Holland
I would wait till I had the fork to make sure. My hole centers are 5/8" from theouter edge to fit the forks I bought from ACS.rickOn Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Michael Perez wrote:Since I will be welding my steel straps onto my landing gear fittings, I need topre-drill the hole for the wing strut fork. How deep from the edge of the fittingdoes the hole need to be so that the Piper fork will fit? I assume the standard2X bolt diameter will work, but I want to be sure prior to drilling andwelding.Michael PerezKaretaker Aerowww.karetakeraero.com" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Piet ... ribution-- Rick HollandCastle Rock, Colorado"Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers, that smell bad" ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:22:58 -0700Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: wing strut fork ends

Original Posted By: Michael Perez

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
Just build it like the plans! (Since I'm doing my own plans I can do that, right?) --------Brad "DOMIT" SmithFirst rule of ground school: This is the ground... don't hit it going fast.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Lawrence Williams
I like your style, Lawrence. ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: "Charles Campbell"
> You> guys are really killing me here. I'm about ready to push> my Piet out of the hangar and burn it. > > I used Gorilla glue, brazed fittings, coated wood pieces> that contact the covering with spar varnish, didn't> calculate where my wheels are located based on anything more> scientific than where the oldtimers said they should be and> now I find out that my struts have never been through the> spanwise distribution load calculations!!!! Will it never> end?? Thank goodness I didn't use a Corvair engine.> > How can I feel safe now that all these questions are> unanswered? I never had the internet to tell me where holes> should be drilled or what size cable to use or which side of> a bulkhead a brace should be glued to. The only guidelines I> ever had was looking at other (unsafe??) examples at> Brodhead each summer and talking to their builders. How> could I have been so gullible as to think that they were> trained and seasoned engineers. I was so naive to have> followed their advice and now I am paying the price with> nightmares and self-doubt.> > Should I douse the airframe with 100LL or diesel fuel??> Maybe auto gas....or wood alcohol? I do have kerosene and> some Coleman fuel, too. Help, I can't make a decision> like this without input. > > Then there are the environmental issues to consider prior> to the bonfire. What will the down-wind damage be to the> Ivory Billed Woodpecker habitat when my Polyfiber (gasp!)> system carbonizes? Should I remove the tires before I light> the thing off? It's all just too horrible to consider.> > Thankful to still be alive-> > Larry> > ps. I'm a quivering basket case but my Air Camper is> performing like none of this matters. Is there a message> there?> > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________