Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "caldwrl"
Jack T. My eyes may be deceiving me but it clearly looks like there is a leafspring style tail wheel in one of the pictures.--------Fred KimPittsburgh, PaRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: First run of Corvair on Pietenpol

Original Posted By: gboothe5(at)comcast.net
This old East Texas boy finally "wallered" all the right holes and mounted theCorvair (CC 21 alum.), installed induction system, fuel system, electricals, instruments,and deemed it ready to crank. Last Tuesday I rolled it out of thehanger, anchored it to my F-150, set the brakes (on the F-150), turned on fuel,flipped switches, primed, and punched the starter button. Well, it came tolife and I savored a sweet moment or two... first run on the Piet.Leading up to the above, I had fun with the Stromberg NA-S3A1 and need to thankGary from Cool for bringing the recent topic up, as I learned a few things fromall the posts. Seems to run very well on the old Stromberg, so far... (I'llmanage the dribbles with the main fuel valve). Another first for me was posting videos on YouTube, so I am including below a coupleof links to the Corvair runs of the day. Let me know if you have any issueswith them, since it's my first effort.So, onward to setting the wings to the center section and rigging. I plan to usea set of J-3 lift struts, so if anyone has any hints or comments to make thishappen, please comment. I think there is sufficient details in the archivesto help this phase, but any info is always welcome.Links:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5mthhGi ... ----Robert CaldwellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: First run of Corvair on Pietenpol

Original Posted By: "caldwrl"
Robert - A BIG Woo-hoo!!! That is a sweet sound!GarySent on the Sprint Now Network from my BlackBerry-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
This group is the best! What a great bunch of people here...Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: First run of Corvair on Pietenpol

Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
Kevin's exhaust stacks gave me the idea for mine. And I figure there's lots ofclean air flowing around the fuselage at 80 mph (well, maybe not that fast)...but that's my thinking. In fact, I don't remember smelling the exhaust at allas I stood in the prop wash.The exhausts are made from the standard Corvair "U" pipe I ordered from Clark's.I cut it in half, turned one half 180 degrees and welded it back into an "S"shape. I sliced the end parallel to the airflow and put in some louvres perTony B. Simple and easy, which I like both, and sort of retro.I'll keep this in mind, however, and when she finally takes to the air it willbe a checklist item I will mark off or change.Besides, Kevin has been one of my hero for years now, and still is. So, I willtake the liberty to copy any of FBG's attributes and future improvements, unlessKevin says otherwise.--------Robert CaldwellRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: Michael Perez