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1. 03:37 AM - Re: Re: Re: Sky Scout pix (Jack)
2. 04:48 AM - Re: Re: Thanks for the encouragement (helspersew@aol.com)
3. 05:06 AM - small Continental flat-four engines (Oscar Zuniga)
4. 05:21 AM - Re: Thanks for the encouragement (Dangerous Dave)
5. 05:24 AM - Re: Re: Thanks for the encouragement (Charles Campbell)
6. 05:27 AM - Re: small Continental flat-four engines (Kip and Beth Gardner)
7. 06:57 AM - Re: Sky Scout pix (899PM)
8. 07:34 AM - Re: Corvair Engine (shad bell)
9. 08:24 AM - Arrow Fest and New Video (Michael Perez)
10. 08:26 AM - Re: Re: Thanks for the encouragement (Kimball Isaac)
11. 09:10 AM - Re: Re: Thanks for the encouragement (Charles Campbell)
12. 10:03 AM - Re: small Continental flat-four engines (taildrags)
13. 10:13 AM - Re: Thanks for the encouragement (Dangerous Dave)
14. 11:25 AM - Hipec covering, rib stitching (shad bell)
15. 11:59 AM - Re: Hipec covering, rib stitching (BYD)
16. 12:31 PM - Re: Re: small Continental flat-four engines (Charles Campbell)
17. 01:47 PM - covering around fuse fittings? (Chris Rusch)
18. 03:05 PM - Re: covering around fuse fittings? (Catdesigns)
19. 08:34 PM - wood legs (bender)
20. 08:48 PM - Re: wood legs (Gboothe5)
21. 08:54 PM - Re: Re: covering around fuse fittings? (Jeff Boatright)
22. 09:48 PM - Re: wood legs (Chris)
23. 10:04 PM - Re: wood legs (Gboothe5)
24. 11:54 PM - Re: wood legs (Clif Dawson)
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| Subject: | Re: Sky Scout pix |
Cliff you are really making progress, looks good!
Jack
DSM
Do not archive
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Clif Dawson
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Sky Scout pix
I'm gonna hafta get down there. Why is there always too
much to do??
Like updating my website. :-)
http://www.clifdawson.ca/
Clif
>
> Actually, that beautiful Sky Scout that Dennis Hall completed now lives in
> the Port Townsend Aero Museum, in Washington, not too far from Seattle.
>
>
> http://www.ptaeromuseum.com/pietenpol.html
>
> Bill C.
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
Hi Dave,
I think what Chuck meant was gluing the fabric to the undercamber part of t
he ribs only. I believe this is a generally accepted method, prior to rib s
titching, of insuring that the fabric can follow a undercambered-type rib.
Dan Helsper
Poplar Grove, IL.
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From: Dangerous Dave <dsornbor@aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Dec 21, 2010 5:34 pm
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thanks for the encouragement
Chuck,thanks for the concern,but gluing fabric to ribs is worse than solid
anding gear with steel wheels.Besides its not approved.Dave
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| Subject: | small Continental flat-four engines |
Kip asked-
>Oscar, how IS the C-85 working out? Better, I hope
I swapped my A65 for an A75, not a C85. And it is doing
quite well, thank you. Not that I ever felt like the
airplane was particularly under-powered with the A65, and
not that the 65 was running poorly (it is now pulling Doc
Hecker's Taylorcraft around south Texas), but the opportunity
to acquire the 75 core came up and I decided to have it
overhauled into a "new" engine. Pix and story on the engine
and swap are at http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75.html
I'll tell you this, though... with two aboard and about the
same amount of fuel, Kevin Purtee's "Fat Bottomed Girl" ran away
from "Scout" with no problem. My engine has 171 cu. in. and
is rated 75HP at 2600 RPM for takeoff. Kevin's engine has 164
cu. in. and is rated 100HP at 3150 RPM for takeoff so he has
essentially 33% more power than I do, at about the same cost.
And Kip also wrote-
>Can you get a C-85 or C-95 rebuilt to zero time for 6K?
>In the last post, I meant C-90 (O-200) of course.
Well, let's sort through this a bit. The C85, C90, and O-200
are all birds of a feather but then again they're different.
For more on this subject, you can read my article "The Small
Continentals" in the current issue of Contact! Magazine. For
a representative cost for a rebuilt O-200, here's one that
my friend Jeff Scott has for sale for $6500:
http://jscott.comlu.com/Engines/O-200%20engine%202.html
Jeff (and Doug Reid, his machinist) did the overhaul on my A75.
Oscar Zuniga
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
San Antonio, TX
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
Dan,I have never seen where it is legal to do that.It is only a half inch away
from the ribs at the farthest and if you use the correct 3 1/2" rib stiching it
just pull right down anyway.If you glued it it could pull up the reinforcing
tape and missalign it so as the fabric would directly contact the ribs and eventualy
cut through the fabric.dave
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
Dave, I tried to scan a page out of the Poly Fiber manual but my scanner is
broken, I guess. So I'll quote: "Before you attach any fabric, brush the
LOWER rib capstrips only with two coats of Poly-Tac cement. Let the cement
dry. Now attach the upper and lower wing fabric exactly as
described.....Mix a solution of Poly-Tac thinned 1 to 1 with MEK. Brush
this into the fabric over the bottom rib capstrips. This solution will soak
through the fabric and soften the Poly-Tac previously applied to the bottom
capstrips. This will CEMENT THE FABRIC TO THE CONCAVE BOTTOM OF THE RIBS
(Emphasis mine)." I'm sure that if the Poly Fiber process is "approved"
then the Stewart process would be, also. I'm sure your're talking about the
top capstrips which the procedure was careful to exclude from the glueing
process. Chuck
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From: "Dangerous Dave" <dsornbor@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:32 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thanks for the encouragement
>
> Chuck,thanks for the concern,but gluing fabric to ribs is worse than solid
> landing gear with steel wheels.Besides its not approved.Dave
>
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| Subject: | Re: small Continental flat-four engines |
Thanks for the quick report Oscar, even if I did have my facts a bit
askew. :) So it sounds like you CAN get a certified aircraft engine
in flying condition that is comparable to a full conversion Corvair
for about the same amount of $$$. We all pays our money & takes our
choices & if you want to comment on this topic on THIS list, it helps
if your skin is not too thin :).
Kip
On Dec 22, 2010, at 8:04 AM, Oscar Zuniga wrote:
> >
>
>
> Kip asked-
>
>> Oscar, how IS the C-85 working out? Better, I hope
>
> I swapped my A65 for an A75, not a C85. And it is doing
> quite well, thank you. Not that I ever felt like the
> airplane was particularly under-powered with the A65, and
> not that the 65 was running poorly (it is now pulling Doc
> Hecker's Taylorcraft around south Texas), but the opportunity
> to acquire the 75 core came up and I decided to have it
> overhauled into a "new" engine. Pix and story on the engine
> and swap are at http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/A75.html
>
> I'll tell you this, though... with two aboard and about the
> same amount of fuel, Kevin Purtee's "Fat Bottomed Girl" ran away
> from "Scout" with no problem. My engine has 171 cu. in. and
> is rated 75HP at 2600 RPM for takeoff. Kevin's engine has 164
> cu. in. and is rated 100HP at 3150 RPM for takeoff so he has
> essentially 33% more power than I do, at about the same cost.
>
> And Kip also wrote-
>
>> Can you get a C-85 or C-95 rebuilt to zero time for 6K?
>> In the last post, I meant C-90 (O-200) of course.
>
> Well, let's sort through this a bit. The C85, C90, and O-200
> are all birds of a feather but then again they're different.
> For more on this subject, you can read my article "The Small
> Continentals" in the current issue of Contact! Magazine. For
> a representative cost for a rebuilt O-200, here's one that
> my friend Jeff Scott has for sale for $6500:
>
> http://jscott.comlu.com/Engines/O-200%20engine%202.html
>
> Jeff (and Doug Reid, his machinist) did the overhaul on my A75.
>
> Oscar Zuniga
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> San Antonio, TX
> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Sky Scout pix |
Blew some dust of these pics! These go back a ways. I wish I had gotten a chance
to fly the Scout before it migrated west.
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| Subject: | Re: Corvair Engine |
Nothing wrong with the corvair.........Except you have to throttle way back
and apply carb heat when flying with other ford, lambert,-and continenta
l powered piets.- Just ask Don E., and Frank Pavliga, Flew all the way ho
me from OSH in 2009 with the throttle pulled back.- Now for a serious not
e, we get an honest 78-83 mph cruise at about 5 to 5.5-gallons per hr wit
h a Heggy 66-30 prop.- The continental is a great engine as well, and I w
ould guess that the light weight of the cont. compared to the corvair, you
will get at least a 5 mph reduction in stall speed, and defininatly have a
lighter airplane (probably 80-100lbs lighter).- I think most 65 powered p
iets come in around 620-640 lbs, Ours is 730lbs, and I believe the few othe
r wooden corvair piets I have seen-are within 10-20 lbs of ours.-The co
rvair can sometimes be a R&D project untill you get it all wrung out, after
that part is done it is like going out to start your car and flying it
around. If you decide corvair, do your homework, get Wynne's manual, and u
se the resorces and people's knowlage and experiance who have built and flo
wn the engine.- It can be reliable,-or it can kill you if you don't lea
rn from other's mistakes, and take advantage of others succeses and develop
ments.
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off my soapbox now
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Merry Christmas to all
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| Subject: | Arrow Fest and New Video |
Arrow Fest is slow to begin. I have been on vacation now since last Thursday and
with family being in town and other prior commitments, I have done little on
the landing gear. However, I was able to complete HINT Video #7 Center Section
and post it on my website. Since that goal has been met, the landing gear is
next. I will post some pictures when I get to a point worthy of taking a few!
Michael Perez
Karetaker Aero
www.karetakeraero.com
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
Check this apparently no need to rib stitch click here
<http://falconaravia.com/>
On 22/12/2010 5:19 AM, Dangerous Dave wrote:
> --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Dangerous Dave"<dsornbor@aol.com>
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> Dan,I have never seen where it is legal to do that.It is only a half inch away
from the ribs at the farthest and if you use the correct 3 1/2" rib stiching
it just pull right down anyway.If you glued it it could pull up the reinforcing
tape and missalign it so as the fabric would directly contact the ribs and
eventualy cut through the fabric.dave
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
But who wants to pay $270 per gallon of paint?
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To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Thanks for the encouragement
Check this apparently no need to rib stitch click here
On 22/12/2010 5:19 AM, Dangerous Dave wrote:
<dsornbor@aol.com>
Dan,I have never seen where it is legal to do that.It is only a half
inch away from the ribs at the farthest and if you use the correct 3
1/2" rib stiching it just pull right down anyway.If you glued it it
could pull up the reinforcing tape and missalign it so as the fabric
would directly contact the ribs and eventualy cut through the
fabric.dave
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| Subject: | Re: small Continental flat-four engines |
Kip; that is true enough, yes. The one thing I will point out about the Continental
vs. Corvair is the cost of parts. There is a very large difference between
the engines when it comes to obtaining and paying for repair and replacement
parts for these engines. And with that, I believe I'll end my contributions
to the thread!
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San Antonio, TX
Air Camper NX41CC
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| Subject: | Re: Thanks for the encouragement |
I paid $270 a gallon for 3 gallons 155 a gallon for 2 gallons of Ecofill and enough
more for the whole Stewart system.I am glad I did.another couple of grand
is no problem considering I will have over 24,000 in the plane and every part
is certified FAA-PMA and done according to the book 43.13 that is.I would like
to put a couple thousand hours on it and not have to wonder if it will last
or if the paint will degenerate.Dave
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| Subject: | Hipec covering, rib stitching |
The Jungster1, Jungster2, Cavilier, and several other wooden homebuilts, ha
ve been doing without ribstitching for 4 decades or more.- Mabe not as pe
riod correct on a piet (at least cosmetically), but if you put 1 inch wide
plywood caps on your ribs it would probably be okay.-- I have talked wi
th Stan McLeod of Alberta Canada, the designer of the Cavilier series of ai
rcraft, and he just used 3M Pliobond for fabric cement, and says he never h
ad a problem with fabric coming loose.- The cavileir has a much higher cr
uise speed and wing loading when compared to the Piet.-
-
Ya gotta love the Inginuity, and resorcefulnes of our Northern Friends.-
It's not forgiving up there if you have a forced landing, you end up just a
bear turd.
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| Subject: | Re: Hipec covering, rib stitching |
One word: Rib-stitch.
It's not that difficult.
If you're building a Jungster1, Jungster2 or Cavilier I defer to others.
Just my opinion.
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| Subject: | Re: small Continental flat-four engines |
Apparently, some people don't care about costs!
----- Original Message -----
From: "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 1:01 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: small Continental flat-four engines
>
> Kip; that is true enough, yes. The one thing I will point out about the
> Continental vs. Corvair is the cost of parts. There is a very large
> difference between the engines when it comes to obtaining and paying for
> repair and replacement parts for these engines. And with that, I believe
> I'll end my contributions to the thread!
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> San Antonio, TX
> Air Camper NX41CC
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| Subject: | covering around fuse fittings? |
How did most of you guys cover around the lift struts and motor mount fittings
on the fuselage?
I seen some are covered up and some look like they are blocked out around the fittings.......not
sure which way to go.
doe anyone have closeup pictures of those ares they would like to share?
Chris
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| Subject: | Re: covering around fuse fittings? |
Another option for the motor mount fittings is to end the covering before the fitting
and cover the fittings with metal.
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WestCoastPiet.com
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i know this horse gets beaten a lot but.... i'm about to build the wooden gear
and i'm thinking about wood... my fuselage is all poplar and i'm totally comfortable
with the wood and it's strength.. but... do i use it for the gear legs
like i'm thinking i should ?? i've read that ash for the legs is really overkill
and i'm not a rebel but it's not going to be spruce.. i really like picking
boards from the pile myself and there is no spruce in kentucky
jeff
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Jeff,
ALL struts and gear legs on NX308MB are laminated Hickory, but not flight
tested. You can see pics at www.westcoastpiet.com. I think I recall that
Mike Cuy used spruce, so my gut feeling is that you pretty much have free
reign. FYI...my fuse is all poplar, too!
Gary Boothe
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:32 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
i know this horse gets beaten a lot but.... i'm about to build the wooden
gear and i'm thinking about wood... my fuselage is all poplar and i'm
totally comfortable with the wood and it's strength.. but... do i use it for
the gear legs like i'm thinking i should ?? i've read that ash for the legs
is really overkill and i'm not a rebel but it's not going to be spruce.. i
really like picking boards from the pile myself and there is no spruce in
kentucky
jeff
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| Subject: | Re: covering around fuse fittings? |
I wonder, how is the oil dipstick accessed on that plane?
>
>Another option for the motor mount fittings is to end the covering
>before the fitting and cover the fittings with metal.
>
>http://www.westcoastpiet.com/images/Paul%20Poulin/images/IMG_2203.JPG
>
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>Sacramento, CA
>WestCoastPiet.com
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I knew Gary would respond to this question, he is a very poplar guy in this
neck of the woods for his wood selection skills. So poplar I decided to
integrate some poplar in my wings just so I can be like Gary.
Jeff, the wood gear is already HEAVY so watch out for adding pounds in the
gear legs. I'm not sure how much actual wood is in the legs but according to
Design of Aircraft Structures (ANC-18) Spruce is about 28 pounds per cubic
foot, Poplar is 29 lb per cu., Ft Ash is 41 lb per cu. Ft, White Oak is 44
lb per cu. Ft., Hickory 50 lb per cu. Ft. (all at 15 percent moisture).
Remember a half pound here or there adds up.
I used spruce, I have seen oak, ash and hickory (Gary's). Cant's say I know
of any in poplar. If you can find some good poplar you could probably use
it. Poplar is slightly weaker so I would laminate several pieces together,
because I think it helps the strength, and make it slightly thicker if
possible. Besides, if it breaks you can always head for the pond. (geez, I
can't believe I said that)
You could also use Douglas-fir at 33 lb per cu. Ft., stronger than spruce
but it is prone to splitting so I don't know if it would cause problems in
use. (Lowe's and Home Depot has some good DF)
You can find a copy of ANC-18 here,
http://westcoastpiet.com/construction.htm
The file ANC-18 Part 1 of 3.pdf has the table of wood properties. Check it
out and decide for yourself based on the lumber you have available.
Chris
Sacramento, Ca
Westcoastpiet.com
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[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gboothe5
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
Jeff,
ALL struts and gear legs on NX308MB are laminated Hickory, but not flight
tested. You can see pics at www.westcoastpiet.com. I think I recall that
Mike Cuy used spruce, so my gut feeling is that you pretty much have free
reign. FYI...my fuse is all poplar, too!
Gary Boothe
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Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
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i know this horse gets beaten a lot but.... i'm about to build the wooden
gear and i'm thinking about wood... my fuselage is all poplar and i'm
totally comfortable with the wood and it's strength.. but... do i use it for
the gear legs like i'm thinking i should ?? i've read that ash for the legs
is really overkill and i'm not a rebel but it's not going to be spruce.. i
really like picking boards from the pile myself and there is no spruce in
kentucky
jeff
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...always a good source for info, Chris! I often forget about how much stuff
you have at www.westcoastpiet.com!
I wonder...how many cubic feet of wood are there in the gear? 1/2? 1/4? I
did not weight the parts, but my guess is that all four legs weigh about 10
lbs, which means, by your #'s, there is about 1/5 cf there. I'll have to do
the math tomorrow...
Gary
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:46 PM
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
I knew Gary would respond to this question, he is a very poplar guy in this
neck of the woods for his wood selection skills. So poplar I decided to
integrate some poplar in my wings just so I can be like Gary.
Jeff, the wood gear is already HEAVY so watch out for adding pounds in the
gear legs. I'm not sure how much actual wood is in the legs but according to
Design of Aircraft Structures (ANC-18) Spruce is about 28 pounds per cubic
foot, Poplar is 29 lb per cu., Ft Ash is 41 lb per cu. Ft, White Oak is 44
lb per cu. Ft., Hickory 50 lb per cu. Ft. (all at 15 percent moisture).
Remember a half pound here or there adds up.
I used spruce, I have seen oak, ash and hickory (Gary's). Cant's say I know
of any in poplar. If you can find some good poplar you could probably use
it. Poplar is slightly weaker so I would laminate several pieces together,
because I think it helps the strength, and make it slightly thicker if
possible. Besides, if it breaks you can always head for the pond. (geez, I
can't believe I said that)
You could also use Douglas-fir at 33 lb per cu. Ft., stronger than spruce
but it is prone to splitting so I don't know if it would cause problems in
use. (Lowe's and Home Depot has some good DF)
You can find a copy of ANC-18 here,
http://westcoastpiet.com/construction.htm
The file ANC-18 Part 1 of 3.pdf has the table of wood properties. Check it
out and decide for yourself based on the lumber you have available.
Chris
Sacramento, Ca
Westcoastpiet.com
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gboothe5
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
Jeff,
ALL struts and gear legs on NX308MB are laminated Hickory, but not flight
tested. You can see pics at www.westcoastpiet.com. I think I recall that
Mike Cuy used spruce, so my gut feeling is that you pretty much have free
reign. FYI...my fuse is all poplar, too!
Gary Boothe
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From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of bender
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:32 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood legs
--> <jfaith@solairusaviation.com>
i know this horse gets beaten a lot but.... i'm about to build the wooden
gear and i'm thinking about wood... my fuselage is all poplar and i'm
totally comfortable with the wood and it's strength.. but... do i use it for
the gear legs like i'm thinking i should ?? i've read that ash for the legs
is really overkill and i'm not a rebel but it's not going to be spruce.. i
really like picking boards from the pile myself and there is no spruce in
kentucky
jeff
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The legs on mine are Doug Fir but only because I could
not get my favourite Hemlock in suitable dimensions.
I have the charts on AC wood properties here;
http://www.clifdawson.ca/Homepage4-10-06/Tools_and_Tips.html
Scroll down a ways. The thing you're looking for is crushing
strength which is "compression parallel to grain".
For a start determine the square inch footprint at the butt end
of the front leg. Mine is close to three square inches. So if
(God forbid!) I should whack the ground in such a way as to
put all the force directly up the left leg, would it take it?
I watched The Aviators on Saturday. This Lake drops a carrier
landing on the runway directly on the right wheel. The other
two come down smartly and the thing just rolls along on
it's merry way like nothing happened. I'll bet the Piet wood
LG is stronger with just about any of these softwoods.
Clif
>
> The file ANC-18 Part 1 of 3.pdf has the table of wood properties. Check it
> out and decide for yourself based on the lumber you have available.
>
> Chris
> Sacramento, Ca
> Westcoastpiet.com
>
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