---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/24/04: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:00 AM - Merry Christmas (Javier Cruz) 2. 06:01 AM - Re: Fiberglass Construction (gbowen@ptialaska.net) 3. 06:28 AM - Re: Merry Christmas (BARNSTMR@aol.com) 4. 09:49 AM - Corvair Piet in "To Fly" (Oscar Zuniga) 5. 05:35 PM - Re: Corvair Piet in "To Fly" (N321TX@wmconnect.com) 6. 10:29 PM - Christmas (Clif Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:00:14 AM PST US From: Javier Cruz Subject: Pietenpol-List: Merry Christmas <"000e01c4e92b$75e2f450$0600 a8c0"@laptop> My best whishes for all on the list on this Christmas... Javier Cruz ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:01:58 AM PST US From: "gbowen@ptialaska.net" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fiberglass Construction --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "gbowen@ptialaska.net" Chuck, Glad you've had good luck with sloshing rubber in the tank, it seems to work in some cases, but didn't for the Osprey tanks I had to rebuild, the gas got under the area around the drain sump and ate it's way thru the polyester eventually. The Osprey has been around since early 70's and someone decided to start selling wing tanks as an after thought, the original designer didn't specify what type of resin to use for in-fuselage tanks. Lots of rebuilds were done and lots of slosh sold. Derakane is the brand name from Dow for their epoxy based vinyl ester resin system. It's in the Spruce catalog. It's main commerical usage is for chemical storage tanks including all the gasoline in-ground fiberglass tanks at gas stations. The commerical folks like it because it's sprayable with a chopper gun just like polyesters. For most builders it's a little too tricky to work with, so they stick with any good epoxy resin system like West or System 3. Gordon Original Message: ----------------- From: Rcaprd@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fiberglass Construction --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Rcaprd@aol.com Gordon, I wish I would have seen this post about all this epoxy stuff. I built my wing tank in December of '98, and used a sloshing solution called '5000L'. At the time, this is the method that several local builders used. Maybe the sloshing solution saved the polyester resin. I've done quite a few inspections inside the tank, and it still seems all right. I didn't use the sloshing solution in the cowl tank, that I built in January '03. I've never found any goo, or fibers, in the gascolator, and I inspect it regularly. I'll have a very close look inside both tanks, with my bore scope, as regular inspections. I'm very careful not to use fuel with alcohol, and the fuel I use at my home airport is 100LL. Ya never know, though. The next two tanks I build, will be for my Wittman Tailwind W10. I'll use West System Epoxy resin, and I plan on using Carbon Fiber for the 35 gallon tank behind the firewall, and an auxiliary tank in the baggage compartment. The West System dosen't mention weather it is epoxy based vinyl ester. Gordon, is the West System epoxy based vinyl ester ? Chuck G. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:28:01 AM PST US From: BARNSTMR@aol.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Merry Christmas Amen! Jesus is the reason. May God bless you all. Terry ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:49:19 AM PST US From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Piet in "To Fly" --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" Just got my copy of the SAA publication "To Fly" and one of the articles features a Corvair-powered Pietenpol built by P.F. Beck of South Carolina. Very nice Piet, he says it cruises 70-75 MPH (which is about 5-10 MPH faster cruise than the A-65 powered examples like mine). He has a real nice setup on the sides of his cowling that allows each entire side to swing away for access. The Corvair is a "William Wynne manual" conversion with rear starter and what looks like a rear alternator. He also has stock exhaust logs joining to a single outlet with a muffler under the airplane. Mr. Beck states that his Corvair Pietenpol cost him $6,800 complete. Can you beat that for fun, dependable, two-place flying? Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:35:02 PM PST US From: N321TX@wmconnect.com Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Corvair Piet in "To Fly" Hey, I met P.F. at Brodhead this summer and he was kind enough to allow me to interview him for my alleged video I hope to produce someday about this Air Camper experience. P.F. is a true southern gentleman and when he showed me his pictures of his Corvair powered Piet, I nearly fell over. Nice looking airplane and I hope to see it at Brodhead someday. S.B. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:29:32 PM PST US From: Clif Dawson Subject: Pietenpol-List: Christmas Merry Christmas to all of you in Piet Land. Clif