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1. 05:04 AM - Props (Gene & Tammy)
2. 06:14 AM - Johnson airspeed indicator (Oscar Zuniga)
3. 09:58 AM - Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 (KMHeide)
4. 02:01 PM - Johnson Airspeed Ind. (lshutks@webtv.net (Leon Stefan))
5. 02:23 PM - Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 (jimboyer@hughes.net)
6. 02:23 PM - Re: Johnson airspeed indicator (Rcaprd@aol.com)
7. 02:34 PM - Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 (Rcaprd@aol.com)
8. 03:31 PM - Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 (Rcaprd@aol.com)
9. 11:02 PM - Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 (Gordon Bowen)
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Thanks to all that responded to my questions reguarding props..
I'm considering a 74X38. I was told by a prop maker/Pietenpol
builder/flyer that the 74/38 in front of a Cont. A65 would be my best
choice. It would give me much better climb but not do much to increase
speed. I'm a low and slow flyer, so I'm not concerned about increasing
my speed, but really wish to increase my rate of climb.
Anyone using the 74X38 with a Cont. A65? Any input anyone?
Gene
N502R
Tennessee
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Subject: | Johnson airspeed indicator |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Rogers asked-
>Does anyone know where I can find some info to build an old fashion
>Johnson airspeed indicator?
Nobody really answered his question. I asked the same question a while back
and someone very promptly sent me two close-up photos of their Johnson setup
(one static, one in flight) but I don't remember who it was (black wing
struts, yellow wings). Probably Chuck "Baby Oil" Gantzer or Ed Grentzer. I
would be glad to send out those photos to anyone who wants them; you could
easily build one just like it by eyeball, along with this narrative info
found in the archives:
=============
>It uses a .047" music wire, with 2 1/2 coils, and has a leg that is bent
>perpendicular to
>lock the coil from rotating, and is inserted into the back plate. The coil
>is 3/4" in diameter
>and is spaced off the backing plate with a threaded thru bushing that is
>3/8" long.
>From the center of the coil, to the tip of the pointer, is 7". The bushing
>that is in the
>center of the coil is 3/8" diameter and is about 3/32" long. The bolt is
>about a #6,
>and on each side of the coil is a plastic washer that is 7/8" O.D. The
>coil and pivot point
>is covered with a molded plastic teardrop shape fairing, and has a slot cut
>for the pointer
>to travel in. The sweep of the arc is 70. The backing plate with the
>indicator markings
>is .040 aluminum, probably 2024. The numbers are 20 thru 90 mph. The
>angle plate
>that the relative wind pushes against is 1 1/4" X 2 1/8" X .030" thick,
>with the pointer
>is on the 3/8" leg of this angle, which is next to the backing plate. To
>attach the
>music wire to the angle plate, it has a small aluminum block that measures
>1/4" X 1/4"
>X 3/4". The .040" wire is drilled thru length wise, and has two #2 (or
>smaller) set screws
>to secure the plate, wire, and block.
================
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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Subject: | Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 |
Chuck....
Have you discussed this project with all of us out here? It is very hard to watch
one stray from the "only" plane made for fun and true spirit of flying...However,
maybe we should have a vote to see if you have permission to stray from
the group on this new venture......tee-hee-hee
Do not archive
Rcaprd@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/12/2006 5:30:40 PM Central Standard Time, jimboyer@hughes.net
writes:
Chuck, you are making great progress on the tailwind. How long have you been
working on it? You are too productive.
Cheers, Jim
Jim,
I more or less committed to the Tailwind W10 project, soon after I finished construction
on the Piet, in early '02. I had a serious case of 'Builders Withdraw'.
Time spent on it has been on & off till about a month ago, and I really
started spending a lot of time on the fuselage. The Tailwind is All About SPEED
!! On 150 hp, they typically cruise around 180 mph, and can easily go over
200 mph !! I'm planning on a 'Glass Panel', too.
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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Subject: | Johnson Airspeed Ind. |
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: lshutks@webtv.net (Leon Stefan)
Kerri Ann Price made and sold them several years ago. Don't know if he
is still selling them or how to get hold of him anymore. I loaned mine
to "Smoken Chuck" to look at. I need to get over there and pick it up
before it ends up on the Tailwind! Last year there was a big
discussion about the high cost of gas just before Brodhead. It was only
$2.15! I thought it may be my last road trip. This year i'm going at
nearly $3.00 a gal! go figure. See y"all at Brodhead Leon S.
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Subject: | Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 |
Hi Chuck,
I can understand the builders withdrawal sypmtoms. after you have worked on something
for several years and enjoyed it; its hard not to have somehing to work
on.
What was your thinking on picking the Wittman tailwind versus some of the newer
designs using composite construction? I know it is very fast for the power as
a local friend, Art Beer, had one for a long time, but it seems to require a
lot more effort than some of the newer designs. Also since Steve had a proven
Olds/Buick V8 conversion why are you using a Lycoming (probably the obvious that
you had it).
Your workmanship from what I can see in the photos really looks good Chuck. You
are an inspiration to the rest of us.
Cheers, Jim
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Subject: | Re: Johnson airspeed indicator |
In a message dated 7/13/2006 8:17:46 AM Central Standard Time,
taildrags@hotmail.com writes:
Rogers asked-
>Does anyone know where I can find some info to build an old fashion
>Johnson airspeed indicator?
Nobody really answered his question. I asked the same question a while back
and someone very promptly sent me two close-up photos of their Johnson setup
(one static, one in flight) but I don't remember who it was (black wing
struts, yellow wings). Probably Chuck "Baby Oil" Gantzer or Ed Grentzer. I
would be glad to send out those photos to anyone who wants them; you could
easily build one just like it by eyeball, along with this narrative info
found in the archives:
=============
>It uses a .047" music wire, with 2 1/2 coils, and has a leg that is bent
>perpendicular to
>lock the coil from rotating, and is inserted into the back plate. The coil
>is 3/4" in diameter
>and is spaced off the backing plate with a threaded thru bushing that is
>3/8" long.
>From the center of the coil, to the tip of the pointer, is 7". The bushing
>that is in the
>center of the coil is 3/8" diameter and is about 3/32" long. The bolt is
>about a #6,
>and on each side of the coil is a plastic washer that is 7/8" O.D. The
>coil and pivot point
>is covered with a molded plastic teardrop shape fairing, and has a slot cut
>for the pointer
>to travel in. The sweep of the arc is 70. The backing plate with the
>indicator markings
>is .040 aluminum, probably 2024. The numbers are 20 thru 90 mph. The
>angle plate
>that the relative wind pushes against is 1 1/4" X 2 1/8" X .030" thick,
>with the pointer
>is on the 3/8" leg of this angle, which is next to the backing plate. To
>attach the
>music wire to the angle plate, it has a small aluminum block that measures
>1/4" X 1/4"
>X 3/4". The .040" wire is drilled thru length wise, and has two #2 (or
>smaller) set screws
>to secure the plate, wire, and block.
================
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
Oscar,
Yes, that was my text reply, because I took all those measurements from the
one I borrowed from Leon S. I don't think I sent the pictures, though,
because I didn't complete the one I was building...Oh well...I'll git 'er done
one
of these days.
Leon,
I've still got it here, in the package it came in. Don't worry, it won't end
up on the Tailwind...way too much Drag !! The Tailwind is All about
EFFICIENCY...Speed is a by-product.
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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Subject: | Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 |
In a message dated 7/13/2006 12:00:13 PM Central Standard Time,
kmheidecpo@yahoo.com writes:
Chuck....
Have you discussed this project with all of us out here? It is very hard to
watch one stray from the "only" plane made for fun and true spirit of
flying...However, maybe we should have a vote to see if you have permission to
stray
from the group on this new venture......tee-hee-hee
Well, ya know, I've toiled over that very thought. The Tailwind has been Top
Secret for years now, for that very reason...but now the cat's out of the bag
!! No Worry, in an effort to get the groups permission for this next
project, I'm not straying from the 'Low & Slow'. And besides, the Tailwind IS
a
'Scratch Built Plane'. And also besides that, Everybody needs to have Two
airplanes !!
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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Subject: | Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 |
In a message dated 7/13/2006 4:24:50 PM Central Standard Time,
jimboyer@hughes.net writes:
What was your thinking on picking the Wittman tailwind versus some of the
newer designs using composite construction? I know it is very fast for the power
as a local friend, Art Beer, had one for a long time, but it seems to require
a lot more effort than some of the newer designs. Also since Steve had a
proven Olds/Buick V8 conversion why are you using a Lycoming (probably the obvious
that you had it).
I was looking for a Fast, Economical, Scratch Built Plane. It came down
to a Long EZ and the Tailwind. The Wittman Tailwind W10 fit the bill this
time, but the Long EZ is going to be my next project after the Tailwind. The
'Fast Glass' planes today, are almost all Kit Planes, and I'm just not a kit
builder. Before I built the Pietenpol, I designed and scratch built several very
unique Radio Control Airplanes. In fact, that's where I got my screen name
from...R C A P R D - Radio Controlled Air Plane Research & Development. My ol'
R.C. flying buddies nicknamed me 'RD'. I would keep them entertained with
some of the crazy things I brought to the field for test flights !! I still have
two of them hanging from the ceiling here in my house.
Steve Wittman did a tremendous amount of work to get the 215 - 265 C.I.D.
Aluminum Block Inverted Olds engine to a point where it was reliable, and
very few people have done it since him. There is a picture in Wittman's hanger
of a bunch of guys, two of which are Bernard H. Pietenpol, Steve Wittman, as
well as some other very notable characters from that time period. Bernard and
Steve had very similar design philosophy's - Build it Light and Simple. They
just operated at different ends of the Speed Spectrum.
The Lycoming O-320 is the engine of choice for many of today's Tailwinds,
and RV's because of it's reliability, and dependability. It was probably the
best engine that Lycoming has ever built. I just hope I can get this
Tailwind flying before Jack P. sells his RV4, which has the exact same engine I
have
for the Tailwind.
Ya see...I bet him a Beer, that I could pass him up !!! :)
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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Subject: | Re: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10 |
Chuck,
LongE plans are no longer sold by RAF, but there's plenty of good
partially done stuff that occasionally shows up on E-bay, virgin set of
plans with serial no. sold on Ebay year or so ago for $1500. Couple
years ago, I found a partial Tailwind on E-Bay, considered it strongly
instead of last Osprey project, but couldn't fit.. Re composite planes
with plans, the Cozy plans are still available. Builds just like the LE
but bigger and can take 0-360. Nice thing about these plans modified by
Puffer from the original Rutan LE plans, is anyone who's built or worked
on building other planes can actually follow the plans step by step and
actually build the darn thing, unlike the plans for the Osprey and some
others. Terrific support for canard-pushers via newsletters from
Central States Aviators group out of Cleveland and also the
canardaviators group on yahoo.
Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: Rcaprd@aol.com
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Next project - Wittman Tailwind W10
In a message dated 7/13/2006 4:24:50 PM Central Standard Time,
jimboyer@hughes.net writes:
What was your thinking on picking the Wittman tailwind versus some
of the newer designs using composite construction? I know it is very
fast for the power as a local friend, Art Beer, had one for a long time,
but it seems to require a lot more effort than some of the newer
designs. Also since Steve had a proven Olds/Buick V8 conversion why are
you using a Lycoming (probably the obvious that you had it).
I was looking for a Fast, Economical, Scratch Built Plane. It
came down to a Long EZ and the Tailwind. The Wittman Tailwind W10 fit
the bill this time, but the Long EZ is going to be my next project after
the Tailwind. The 'Fast Glass' planes today, are almost all Kit Planes,
and I'm just not a kit builder. Before I built the Pietenpol, I
designed and scratch built several very unique Radio Control Airplanes.
In fact, that's where I got my screen name from...R C A P R D - Radio
Controlled Air Plane Research & Development. My ol' R.C. flying buddies
nicknamed me 'RD'. I would keep them entertained with some of the crazy
things I brought to the field for test flights !! I still have two of
them hanging from the ceiling here in my house.
Steve Wittman did a tremendous amount of work to get the 215 - 265
C.I.D. Aluminum Block Inverted Olds engine to a point where it was
reliable, and very few people have done it since him. There is a
picture in Wittman's hanger of a bunch of guys, two of which are Bernard
H. Pietenpol, Steve Wittman, as well as some other very notable
characters from that time period. Bernard and Steve had very similar
design philosophy's - Build it Light and Simple. They just operated at
different ends of the Speed Spectrum.
The Lycoming O-320 is the engine of choice for many of today's
Tailwinds, and RV's because of it's reliability, and dependability. It
was probably the best engine that Lycoming has ever built. I just hope
I can get this Tailwind flying before Jack P. sells his RV4, which has
the exact same engine I have for the Tailwind.
Ya see...I bet him a Beer, that I could pass him up !!! :)
Chuck G.
NX770CG
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