Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sensenich torquesHere is a shot of the decal on my propBenSent from my iPhone________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 06:29:44 -0500Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: Better, the enemy of great!
Pietenpol-List: Fwd: Better, the enemy of great!
Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Original Posted By: Greg Bacon
Hello good Piet-ple,A quick update on my project. Been working on the fuel tank lately - only one tank that will sit in the wingcenter-section. After a couple false starts it's finally starting to come together.I'm making the tank out of 0.063 5052 sheet so it feels like I'm buildingthe wing to an RV-7....! (So much for a steel-tube, wood and fabric airplane...!!)The current plan is for the internal grid to be rivited to itself and the externalseems to be fully welded - similar in construction to the Stearman.Hope you all are enjoying spring...!--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/4_pr ... ______Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 14:00:37 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Hello good Piet-ple,A quick update on my project. Been working on the fuel tank lately - only one tank that will sit in the wingcenter-section. After a couple false starts it's finally starting to come together.I'm making the tank out of 0.063 5052 sheet so it feels like I'm buildingthe wing to an RV-7....! (So much for a steel-tube, wood and fabric airplane...!!)The current plan is for the internal grid to be rivited to itself and the externalseems to be fully welded - similar in construction to the Stearman.Hope you all are enjoying spring...!--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/4_pr ... ______Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 14:00:37 -0600Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Original Posted By: "THOMAS.233327"
Thx... Yes I am installing two Stearman sumps in the aft corners of the tank. My center-section is 48" wide. That is wider than plans so I can accommodate justone tank an have enough capacity for my thirsty engine. This tank SHOULD be about 18 gallons (by calculation) so with my ROTEC engine burningabout 6gph I should have 2 1/2 hours + the 30 minute reserve.--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:31 +0000 (UTC)
Thx... Yes I am installing two Stearman sumps in the aft corners of the tank. My center-section is 48" wide. That is wider than plans so I can accommodate justone tank an have enough capacity for my thirsty engine. This tank SHOULD be about 18 gallons (by calculation) so with my ROTEC engine burningabout 6gph I should have 2 1/2 hours + the 30 minute reserve.--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:31 +0000 (UTC)
RE: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Jake When you say Stearman sumps do you mean the Stearman type fuel gage or isthere an actual bump in the bottom of the tank?ChrisSacramento, CAWestcoastPiet.com-----Original Message-----
Jake When you say Stearman sumps do you mean the Stearman type fuel gage or isthere an actual bump in the bottom of the tank?ChrisSacramento, CAWestcoastPiet.com-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Fwd: Better, the enemy of great!
Original Posted By: "biplan53"
Jake,Sure looks great! This will be one of the most perfect Piets around. Congratulations.Ray KrauseBuilding SkyScoutSent from my iPad> On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:22 PM, aerocarjake wrote:> > > Hello good Piet-ple,> > A quick update on my project. > > Been working on the fuel tank lately - only one tank that will sit in the wingcenter-section. After a couple false starts it's finally starting to come together.I'm making the tank out of 0.063 5052 sheet so it feels like I'm buildingthe wing to an RV-7....! (So much for a steel-tube, wood and fabric airplane...!!)> > The current plan is for the internal grid to be rivited to itself and the externalseems to be fully welded - similar in construction to the Stearman.> > Hope you all are enjoying spring...!> > --------> Jake Schultz - curator,> Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 203#439203> > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/4_pr ... ib_492.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/3_be ... ge_184.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/2_be ... ge_589.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/1_fu ... rk_808.jpg> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fwd: Better, the enemy of great!
Jake,Sure looks great! This will be one of the most perfect Piets around. Congratulations.Ray KrauseBuilding SkyScoutSent from my iPad> On Mar 9, 2015, at 12:22 PM, aerocarjake wrote:> > > Hello good Piet-ple,> > A quick update on my project. > > Been working on the fuel tank lately - only one tank that will sit in the wingcenter-section. After a couple false starts it's finally starting to come together.I'm making the tank out of 0.063 5052 sheet so it feels like I'm buildingthe wing to an RV-7....! (So much for a steel-tube, wood and fabric airplane...!!)> > The current plan is for the internal grid to be rivited to itself and the externalseems to be fully welded - similar in construction to the Stearman.> > Hope you all are enjoying spring...!> > --------> Jake Schultz - curator,> Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 203#439203> > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/4_pr ... ib_492.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/3_be ... ge_184.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/2_be ... ge_589.jpg> http://forums.matronics.com//files/1_fu ... rk_808.jpg> > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fwd: Better, the enemy of great!
Original Posted By: "Jack Philips"
Steven don't feel bad I can't stop that temptation to add just a little more either.In my 38 years of repairing telephone cables I think over half of them werecut because the machine operator wanted to make just one more swipe with theback hoe.--------Building steel fuselage aircamper.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Steven don't feel bad I can't stop that temptation to add just a little more either.In my 38 years of repairing telephone cables I think over half of them werecut because the machine operator wanted to make just one more swipe with theback hoe.--------Building steel fuselage aircamper.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Fuel tank - feels like I'm building an RV-7 !
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Looks good, Jake. Looks very much like mine. Be sure to leak test it afterwelding. I used a latex glove as a pressure regulator, and inflated thetank by mouth (you don't want more than about 2-3 psi). After the initialweld I found 37 pinhole leaks. Back to the welder, then tested again andfound 9 leaks. Back to the welder again and no leaks. It's been in servicenow for over 10 years and still has no leaks.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia-----Original Message-----
Looks good, Jake. Looks very much like mine. Be sure to leak test it afterwelding. I used a latex glove as a pressure regulator, and inflated thetank by mouth (you don't want more than about 2-3 psi). After the initialweld I found 37 pinhole leaks. Back to the welder, then tested again andfound 9 leaks. Back to the welder again and no leaks. It's been in servicenow for over 10 years and still has no leaks.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia-----Original Message-----