Original Posted By: walter evans
Has anyone routed the three quarters inch spars as shown on Vi Kaplers' 3 piece wing drawing? If so, how deep did you go, and do you think the weight savings was worth the effort?Thanks for infoEd Woerle________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Routing 3/4 inch spars
Pietenpol-List: Re: Routing 3/4 inch spars
Original Posted By: Ed0248(at)aol.com
Do not rout the 3/4 in center section sparsTom__________________________________________________________________________________________
Do not rout the 3/4 in center section sparsTom__________________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Routing 3/4 inch spars
Original Posted By: Ed0248(at)aol.com
Tom Bowlder:Did you rout the wing spars (other than center section)? If so, how thick did you leave the web? My initial thinking is to rout 1/4 inch from each side, leaving a 1/4 inch web. Would anyone consider that correct? Any other ideas?Ed________________________________________________________________________________
Tom Bowlder:Did you rout the wing spars (other than center section)? If so, how thick did you leave the web? My initial thinking is to rout 1/4 inch from each side, leaving a 1/4 inch web. Would anyone consider that correct? Any other ideas?Ed________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Routing 3/4 inch spars
Original Posted By: walter evans
Tom: Sorry, my age-induced dyslexia caused me to misspell your name. My apologies.Ed________________________________________________________________________________
Tom: Sorry, my age-induced dyslexia caused me to misspell your name. My apologies.Ed________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Routing 3/4 inch spars
Original Posted By: "R. Mueller"
I repeat, DO NOT ROUT 3 / 4 INCH SPARS!!!!!!!! I have the one inch thick spars which are routed ACCORDING TOPLANS!! Sorry to sound so adamant. Please read the plans. If you have theone inch spars, rout according to the plans. If you are using 3 / 4 inchspars do not rout them. I am not an aeronautical (or any other kind of ) engineer. Ifollowed the plans.Disclaimer: My Piet is close but is not yet flying. I have attendedBrodhead every year since 1991. I have learned from the traditionalmasters, Vi Kapler, Ed Sampson Frank and Frank Pavliga, Virl Deal, BrianKenney and others. Of all the advice I have received over the years themost prevelant has been FOLLOW THE PLANS! This is not to discount the efforts of Garry Price, Steve Eldredge,or Mike Cuy who have taken the 70 year old design and improved upon it inexcellent ways. It is just to say those of us who are not all that smartcan have a wonderful aiplane that flys great and is as much fun as youcan legally have in the air by FOLLOWING THE PLANS! Did I mention it is important to FOLLOW THE PLANS!Thanks for the indulgence.Have fun!Tom__________________________________________________________________________________________
I repeat, DO NOT ROUT 3 / 4 INCH SPARS!!!!!!!! I have the one inch thick spars which are routed ACCORDING TOPLANS!! Sorry to sound so adamant. Please read the plans. If you have theone inch spars, rout according to the plans. If you are using 3 / 4 inchspars do not rout them. I am not an aeronautical (or any other kind of ) engineer. Ifollowed the plans.Disclaimer: My Piet is close but is not yet flying. I have attendedBrodhead every year since 1991. I have learned from the traditionalmasters, Vi Kapler, Ed Sampson Frank and Frank Pavliga, Virl Deal, BrianKenney and others. Of all the advice I have received over the years themost prevelant has been FOLLOW THE PLANS! This is not to discount the efforts of Garry Price, Steve Eldredge,or Mike Cuy who have taken the 70 year old design and improved upon it inexcellent ways. It is just to say those of us who are not all that smartcan have a wonderful aiplane that flys great and is as much fun as youcan legally have in the air by FOLLOWING THE PLANS! Did I mention it is important to FOLLOW THE PLANS!Thanks for the indulgence.Have fun!Tom__________________________________________________________________________________________