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1. 11:11 AM - Re: Re: Leonardo da Vinci Quote (Steve Glass)
2. 11:29 AM - Stearman-type fuel gauge (Oscar Zuniga)
3. 12:04 PM - Compression struts (Jack T. Textor)
4. 12:51 PM - Re: Compression struts (gcardinal)
5. 03:17 PM - Re: Compression struts (Jack T. Textor)
6. 03:29 PM - Re: Stearman-type fuel gauge (KMHeide, BA, CPO, FAAOP)
7. 04:21 PM - external bellcrank assy (Dick Navratil)
8. 06:20 PM - Re: Compression struts (Don Emch)
9. 06:34 PM - 6' Hinges (Gary Boothe)
10. 08:36 PM - Re: Stearman-type fuel gauge (BScott116@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Leonardo da Vinci Quote |
Magee was actually flying for the RCAF.
Steve G
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Leonardo da Vinci Quote
From: tbyh@aol.com
"Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes
turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to return,
to break the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God!" -da VinciTh
is is not correct. Leonardo da Vinci did not write the words "to break the
surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God!" Those words were written b
y John Gillespie Magee in his famous poem "High Flight." Magee was an Ameri
can flying with the RAF in WW2 and was killed in action. Some people also l
ike to attribute those words to Ronald Reagan for his space shuttle Challen
ger speech - neither Reagan nor his speechwriters were capable of writing a
nything anywhere near that poetic!
FW Beseler
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| Subject: | Stearman-type fuel gauge |
With all this talk of Stearman-type fuel gauges, I'm surprised that Steve Eldredge
didn't pipe up with his comments. He built a clever one for his Piet and
used to have photos and a narrative of it on his website at BYU (linked from Grant
McLaren's BPA website), but that link is now dead. If there is any interest,
I can sketch out what Steve did and copy the narrative text onto a webpage
to go with the sketches. I printed out the pictures and text back when they
were on the BPA website but the picture quality is WAY too low for me to re-scan
and I think I can sketch it up fairly accurately.
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | Compression struts |
Hi all,
Gluing up my left wing, should the mid-wing compression struts be
parallel, or be towards the top and bottom of the spars as shown on the
plan? Also, same question for the root end struts.
Thanks!
Jack
www.textors.com
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| Subject: | Re: Compression struts |
Jack,
The inter-spar compression struts should be towards the top and bottom
of the spars. The lower one will need to allow for the airfoil
under-camber by either installing it away from the bottom edge of the
spar or by carving the under-camber curve into the strut.
Greg Cardinal
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack T. Textor
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Compression struts
Hi all,
Gluing up my left wing, should the mid-wing compression struts be
parallel, or be towards the top and bottom of the spars as shown on the
plan? Also, same question for the root end struts.
Thanks!
Jack
www.textors.com
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| Subject: | Compression struts |
Greg,
Thanks for the note and heads-up on the under-camber. My main concern
is with the upper strut. If I place them 1/8 inch below the spar tops,
it won't be parallel with the bottom strut, because the front spar is
higher than the rear spar. Loving seeing the wing in assembled, getting
close to making airplane noises.
Thanks,
Jack
www.textors.com
Jack,
The inter-spar compression struts should be towards the top and bottom
of the spars. The lower one will need to allow for the airfoil
under-camber by either installing it away from the bottom edge of the
spar or by carving the under-camber curve into the strut.
Greg Cardinal
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack T. Textor <mailto:jtextor@thepalmergroup.com>
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Compression struts
Hi all,
Gluing up my left wing, should the mid-wing compression struts
be parallel, or be towards the top and bottom of the spars as shown on
the plan? Also, same question for the root end struts.
Thanks!
Jack
www.textors.com
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| Subject: | Re: Stearman-type fuel gauge |
Oscar,
You havemy attenton as I am either going to custom fabricate one or but one and
modify it to my liking....
I am interested!
Ken H
Oscar Zuniga <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
With all this talk of Stearman-type fuel gauges, I'm surprised that Steve Eldredge
didn't pipe up with his comments. He built a clever one for his Piet and used
to have photos and a narrative of it on his website at BYU (linked from Grant
McLaren's BPA website), but that link is now dead. If there is any interest,
I can sketch out what Steve did and copy the narrative text onto a webpage
to go with the sketches. I printed out the pictures and text back when they were
on the BPA website but the picture quality is WAY too low for me to re-scan
and I think I can sketch it up fairly accurately.
Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
Kenneth M. Heide, BA, CPO, FAAOP
"Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes
turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to return,
to break the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God!"
-da Vinci/John Gillespie Magee
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| Subject: | external bellcrank assy |
Although if was -8 degrees F today,I went out to the hangar and took a
couple of pics of my bell crank set up. It is made to the same
dimensions in plans.
Again, my reasons for going with this set up first was for an antique
look but it is also simpler and I dont have to worry about wear on the
cable that makes a 180 degree turn on the torque tube. I have also
noticed that there is much less friction on the stick. The only thing
I would do differently is to raise the assy by 2" to clear the horiz
stab.
Dick N.
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| Subject: | Re: Compression struts |
Hi Jack,
I might be reading your question all wrong and may not understand what you are
saying, but since the spars are the same height the compression struts should
work out to be parallel to each other. If I remember right I think the bottom
strut is spaced up a little, front and rear, to keep it away from the undercamber
of the airfoil. But it would still work out to be parallel with the top
strut. But I may not be understanding the question, which would be normal for
me!
Don Emch
NX899DE
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=163396#163396
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How are all of you attaching the 6' piano hinges to the spar?
Gary Boothe
Cool, CA
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| Subject: | Re: Stearman-type fuel gauge |
Please post dimensions and materials!. I'm installing my gas tank now!
In a message dated 2/10/2008 5:30:03 P.M. Central Standard Time,
kmheidecpo@yahoo.com writes:
Oscar,
You havemy attenton as I am either going to custom fabricate one or but one
and modify it to my liking....
I am interested!
Ken H
Oscar Zuniga <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Oscar Zuniga
With all this talk of Stearman-type fuel gauges, I'm surprised that Steve
Eldredge didn't pipe up with his comments. He built a clever one for his Piet
and used to have photos and a narrative of it on his website at BYU (linked
from Grant McLaren's BPA website), but that link is now dead. If there is any
interest, I can sketch out what Steve did and copy the narrative text onto a
webpage to go with the sketches. I printed out the pictures and text back when
they were on the BPA
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