---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 04/11/04: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:52 AM - Re: FW: Pietenpol airfoil analysis (Michael Shuck) 2. 08:29 AM - propeller for A65 (Les Schubert) 3. 08:50 AM - Gar Williams' Piet (LAWRENCE WILLIAMS) 4. 03:37 PM - Re: Gar Williams' Piet (Fmetcalfe) 5. 04:57 PM - Re: propeller for A65 (Laurits Larsen) 6. 05:36 PM - Re: propeller for A65 (Isablcorky@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:33 AM PST US From: Michael Shuck Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: FW: Pietenpol airfoil analysis Hi Chuck, I'll put a hard copy of the file in your Pietenpol mailbox at the airport. Mike Rcaprd@aol.com wrote: --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com In a message dated 4/8/04 2:05:11 PM Central Daylight Time, djv@imagedv.com writes: << OUTSTANDING!! I'm printing this out and keeping it with my contruction log & notes. Who is Mike Shuck? >> Mike is based at Benton Airport, and we do some hanger talk at least once a week. He just completed his RV6A, and has been flying it a lot. He'll be at Oshkosh this year. Every time he sends me the stuff on airfoils, via e-mail, for some reason my computer doesn't accept the graphic stuff, and the info is very limited. Probably the settings I have, but I don't know how to alter them. I downloaded what Ken sent, but it took 19 minutes...it worked, but no graphics. I finally got to read his article. I just hope he doesn't start a trend to change the Pietenpol Airfoil. Mike is a great 'Airplane type guy', with a real sense of humor, very interested in aerodynamics (he also did an in depth analysis of the Tailwind airfoil), and has been there when I needed a hand. He has a web site on Yahoo, but you have to sign up with Yahoo to access it. The web address is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airfoil/files/ For his day job, he is a Doctor. Chuck Gantzer NX770CG 2 hr flight Thursday !! ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:31 AM PST US From: Les Schubert Subject: Pietenpol-List: propeller for A65 --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Les Schubert I am looking for recommendations on the "best" propeller for my Continental A65 in my Pietenpol. From past postings it would seem that a 72" dia. x 42" pitch has been used by some. Any comments please. Next question can someone suggest a good place to buy a nice wooden one. I just don't have the time to carve one myself. One more thing, has anyone tried to install a small alternator belt driven off the front of a A65. It seems to me that life might be considerably easier and safer if a person could install a transponder and a strobe. Various of the airports around here even the one used for training requires a transponder, and when you are flying slow a strobe might save your life, (keep some idiot from running over you). I am only building mine as a single place so I can tolerate a little more weight. Thx Les ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:17 AM PST US From: "LAWRENCE WILLIAMS" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Gar Williams' Piet Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:33:40 -0400 Poor old Gar doesn't seem to realize that in today's market nobody wants a Pietenpol unless it has at least some GN-1 mods. An even bigger turn-off is it's model "A" engine with the radiator that completely obstructs all forward vision. I'll bet he doesn't even have wind tunnel data for the airfoil or an operator's manual. Old time glue, solid spars, no center-section cut-out, probably built strictly to-the-plans. Nobody with any level of sophistication at all would even look twice at that thing. Poor old Gar. Larry ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:37:27 PM PST US From: "Fmetcalfe" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Gar Williams' Piet Oh man..... Let the fun begin ----- Original Message ----- From: LAWRENCE WILLIAMS To: Pietenpol-List Digest Server Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 3:33 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Gar Williams' Piet Poor old Gar doesn't seem to realize that in today's market nobody wants a Pietenpol unless it has at least some GN-1 mods. An even bigger turn-off is it's model "A" engine with the radiator that completely obstructs all forward vision. I'll bet he doesn't even have wind tunnel data for the airfoil or an operator's manual. Old time glue, solid spars, no center-section cut-out, probably built strictly to-the-plans. Nobody with any level of sophistication at all would even look twice at that thing. Poor old Gar. Larry ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:57:58 PM PST US From: "Laurits Larsen" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: propeller for A65 --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Laurits Larsen" Hi, Re your request for a prop maker. Try Ed Sterba Aircraft Propellers, he has an ad in Sport Aviation. I got mine from him and am satisfied with it and his price. Lou Larsen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Schubert" Subject: Pietenpol-List: propeller for A65 > --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Les Schubert > > I am looking for recommendations on the "best" propeller for my Continental > A65 in my Pietenpol. From past postings it would seem that a 72" dia. x 42" > pitch has been used by some. Any comments please. > Next question can someone suggest a good place to buy a nice wooden one. I > just don't have the time to carve one myself. > One more thing, has anyone tried to install a small alternator belt driven > off the front of a A65. It seems to me that life might be considerably > easier and safer if a person could install a transponder and a strobe. > Various of the airports around here even the one used for training requires > a transponder, and when you are flying slow a strobe might save your life, > (keep some idiot from running over you). I am only building mine as a > single place so I can tolerate a little more weight. > Thx > Les > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:36:28 PM PST US From: Isablcorky@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: propeller for A65 Try Hegy in Marfa, Tx. I'm pleased with the product as well as the $500 priced. 72X42 and only weighs 7 1/2 lbs.