Original Posted By: "Gboothe5"
List,I'm 'on the road.' Does someone have a top view drawing they could send to me?GarySent on the Sprint Now Network from my BlackBerry________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Top View
Pietenpol-List: Top View
Original Posted By: gboothe5(at)comcast.net
> To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com> ReplyTo: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com> Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Windscreen sizing> I raised the height of my windscreens a= bout 3" on N8031 after flying with> the originals somewhere between my nose a= nd forehead for the first 20+> hours. The tops are about 18" above the top lo= ngeron.> However, I've been getting some low f= requency, high amplitude (loud!)> harmonic buffeting in my ears and I'm almos= t convinced it's because the> front windscreen is TOO high, pushing so much a= ir up which bounces off the> center section and back into the rear 'pit. &nbs= p;I'd also like to create> a higher rake to the front windscreen, like on all= the biplanes of the> '20's and '30's, but I'm not sure I'll be able to accom= plish that.>> --> Dan Yocum> yocum137(at)gmail.com> "I fly because it relea= ses my mind from the tyranny of petty things."> On Aug 29= , 2011, at 6:20 PM, "Jack Phillips" > wrote:>> Ken,>>> The top of my windscreen is above my ey= es, but below the top of my head,> as shown below:>>> >>> If I had it to do over again, I would m= ake the top of the windscreen even> with or slightly above the top of my head, as= John Hofmann=99s N502R> has it in the picture below:>>> Jack Phillips>> NX899JP>> Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia>>> The windshields on John Hofmann=99s =9C502 Rocket=9D are> talle= r, and you can comfortably fly behind them with no goggles or> sunglasses, as shown below:>>> >> >>________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Top View
> To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com> ReplyTo: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com> Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Windscreen sizing> I raised the height of my windscreens a= bout 3" on N8031 after flying with> the originals somewhere between my nose a= nd forehead for the first 20+> hours. The tops are about 18" above the top lo= ngeron.> However, I've been getting some low f= requency, high amplitude (loud!)> harmonic buffeting in my ears and I'm almos= t convinced it's because the> front windscreen is TOO high, pushing so much a= ir up which bounces off the> center section and back into the rear 'pit. &nbs= p;I'd also like to create> a higher rake to the front windscreen, like on all= the biplanes of the> '20's and '30's, but I'm not sure I'll be able to accom= plish that.>> --> Dan Yocum> yocum137(at)gmail.com> "I fly because it relea= ses my mind from the tyranny of petty things."> On Aug 29= , 2011, at 6:20 PM, "Jack Phillips" > wrote:>> Ken,>>> The top of my windscreen is above my ey= es, but below the top of my head,> as shown below:>>> >>> If I had it to do over again, I would m= ake the top of the windscreen even> with or slightly above the top of my head, as= John Hofmann=99s N502R> has it in the picture below:>>> Jack Phillips>> NX899JP>> Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia>>> The windshields on John Hofmann=99s =9C502 Rocket=9D are> talle= r, and you can comfortably fly behind them with no goggles or> sunglasses, as shown below:>>> >> >>________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Top View