---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/25/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:47 AM - Re: Continental Engine (Gene & Tammy) 2. 07:27 PM - Re: First Taxi Test () ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:47:16 AM PST US From: "Gene & Tammy" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Continental Engine Nathan, Go to barnstormers.com and look under engines and then continental. A number of them for sale there. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Isablcorky@aol.com To: Cub-list@matronics.com ; pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Continental Engine Looking for a Continental Engine 65,75,85 or 90. Preferably a runout to be rebuilt but will consider what's available. Have time to wait awhile but will buy when opportunity presents itself. Will pickup with CASH. Nathan Moss ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:27:45 PM PST US Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: First Taxi Test From: Congratulations;next step is short hops;that's the stage I'm in at this time.Good luck! ________________________________ From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of slowbilder@comcast.net Sent: August 23, 2006 5:37 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: First Taxi Test Today I successfully completed the first taxi test of Pietenpol N491RH. It has been a long haul to get to this point. I bought the plans from Bernie Pietenpol in August of 1969, just after I got home from the EAA Convention at Rockford. There is some wood in the plane that I cut that month. Various moves, job responsibilities, divorce, travel, etc. have caused starts and stops in the project over the years, but I am finally ready to call for inspection for an Airworthyness Certificate. I picked the screen name "slowbilder" (misspelling intentional) for this listserve as ap propriately reflecting the 37 years it has taken to get to this point. The plane is built from the 1933 plans. The tailwheel installation is my own design. I did not move the wing back, but extended the engine mount. The CG came out within the envelope. With the stock landing gear it is of course very light on the tailwheel. I am using a Continental C-75-12 for power. It has the generator and starter. The battery is mounted on the front of the firewall. The airframe was completed before we had routine access to the internet (Maybe even before the internet existed.) and I rarely had contact with other Piet builders, so I spent lots of nights working out the answers to questions that we can get on-line now in a short time. It is rewarding to see that most of the solutions I am seeing in this forum are the same that I came up with. I appreciate the answers to my questions I have received from you folks out there. I'll keep you posted as I pass further milestones. Bob Humbert Battle Creek, Michigan N491RH