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1. 06:33 AM - What is the useful load of your Piet? (libertyman777)
2. 09:39 PM - Re: What is the useful load of your Piet? (taildrags)
3. 10:46 PM - Re: Re: Glue Joint? (Clif Dawson)
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| Subject: | What is the useful load of your Piet? |
I'm considering this plane for a father/son project. The info I've found online
suggests that useful load is between 450 and 460 lbs. I was curious as to what
actual numbers folks were getting for gross weight and useful load.
Thanks,
Paul
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| Subject: | Re: What is the useful load of your Piet? |
Paul;
Air Camper NX41CC has an empty weight of 636 and a max gross of 1088 for a useful
load of 452... right in the range you've been seeing.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
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First off epoxy needs to have a film between the two surfaces so minimal
pressure
is necessary. I pressed the joint lightly with my fingers and stapled
through a
piece of cardboard. That was primarily to prevent creep and sliding. The
cardboard made it easy to pull the staple. The ooze was simply spread over
the
surfaces as sealer. Why waste it? And you must have ooz, otherwise you don't
know that there's adequate glue in there.
You are supposed to make test joints with every batch. This is a really good
idea. I made three with every batch then broke them at one week, one month
and two months to see how my joints faired. What you want to see is complete
wood tearout, NO patches of bare dried glue. Oh, and the break apart should
be in shear also.
Clif
Bacon - The duct tape of the kitchen.
> When I first started working with T-88 I would apply it meticulously and
> try to clamp it very tightly. After breaking a couple of test joints and
> working with it more, as well as reading the instructions, I found that
> the joints shouldn't be clamped to hairline invisible and that a little
> squeeze-out is a good indication that the joint got filled. Now I'm
> generous with it and judicious with the clamping. > Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
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