Pietenpol-List Digest Archive

Mon 02/22/16


Total Messages Posted: 5



Today's Message Index:
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     1. 06:11 AM - Re: Pilot seat back angle (AircamperN11MS)
     2. 08:49 AM - Re: Fuse choices (Dave'sPiet)
     3. 12:56 PM - Re: Pilot seat back angle (Barry Davis)
     4. 06:59 PM - Axle Placement (tonyp51qa)
     5. 08:24 PM - Re: Axle Placement (taildrags)
 
 
 


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    Time: 06:11:27 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Pilot seat back angle
    From: "AircamperN11MS" <Scott.liefeld@lacity.org>
    I have the long Fuse and we moved the top of the seat back 2" after flying it in the stock configuration for many years. An improvement that is was much needed. I recommend that anyone building should make that change. Raising the Cabanes 2" seems to also be the norm. -------- Scott Liefeld Flying N11MS since March 1972 Steel Tube C-85-12 Wire Wheels Brodhead in 1996 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453068#453068


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    Time: 08:49:43 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Fuse choices
    From: "Dave'sPiet" <helicfii@yahoo.com>
    Thanks Douwe- I hope to sit in a few Piets before I start cutting wood. The door plans call for conservative routing of many of the vertical struts on both sides, which compensates for the added weight of the 3 beams added to the right side of the fuselage. As soon as I start laying down the wood I'll start posting pictures. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453070#453070


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    Time: 12:56:43 PM PST US
    From: "Barry Davis" <bed@mindspring.com>
    Subject: Pilot seat back angle
    On the Big Piets, we tilted the top back 4=9D and raised the seat front as required to match the 10 to 15 degrees like a standard chair. Although it is not a problem, it moves your upper body mass backwards 4=9D as well, thus changing the CG to the rear. Plan accordingly for the CG change. Barry NX973BP Ps we pushed the firewall forward 4=9D with the increase in the area ahead of the front strut attach point. From: owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Donald A Mosher Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 2:00 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Pilot seat back angle Douwe brought up the fact that a relatively straight seat back can become uncomfortable on a longer flight. Standard furniture design uses 10 degrees to 15 degrees for chairs that are built for comfort. Many homebuilt pilot seats use 16 degrees. Uncle Tony says that you should figure on 6" of seat tilt back but doesn't tell us how high the seat back may be. Good design points out that when the seat back is tilted back, the seat bottom itself should be similarly tilted or it will tend to slide your butt forward. One pilot, when asked how long a cross country trip is in a Piet, muttered "xxxiftxx miles." "Fifty miles?" "No, fifteen miles." Doc


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    Time: 06:59:56 PM PST US
    Subject: Axle Placement
    From: "tonyp51qa" <tonyp51qa@gmail.com>
    WOOD landing gear axle placement. Hello, I'm building the long wood fuselage and I need to know the dimensions for the placement of the landing gear axle. I have read 20 inches, 21 inches and 17 inches. I will be using a CORVAIR motor.Thanks! Tony -------- Tony Crawford Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453076#453076


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    Time: 08:24:38 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Axle Placement
    From: "taildrags" <taildrags@hotmail.com>
    Tony; the best two minutes you'll spend researching the placement of your axle will be the two minutes you spend reading this page: http://flycorvair.net/2014/03/08/pietenpol-weight-and-balance-article-source/ And the best money you spend on it will be the $5 you mail to Doc as per the instructions at the bottom of that web page, to get yourself a copy of "The Piet W&B Articles". -------- Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR Air Camper NX41CC &quot;Scout&quot; A75 power Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453077#453077




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