Pietenpol-List: Re: 1st Piet fly-in at Loensloe Field, TN

An archive of the Matronics Pietenpol Listserve.
Locked
matronics
Posts: 81779
Joined: Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:29 am

Pietenpol-List: Re: 1st Piet fly-in at Loensloe Field, TN

Post by matronics »

Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuselage ConstructionHeavyliftpilot, Don't forget if you pick up your kit they will charge you taxes. Dave________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: 1st Piet fly-in at Loensloe Field, TN
matronics
Posts: 81779
Joined: Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:29 am

RE: Pietenpol-List: 1st Piet fly-in at Loensloe Field, TN

Post by matronics »

Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
It has negative dihedral (not to be confused with anhedral) in the leftwing, but positive dihedral in the right. Had to do that to make it flystraight.Just kidding. Darn short focal length lens causes such effects. MyPietenpol actually has a slight amount of dihedral (about =BD=94 per side) toavoid the dreaded =93drooping wing look=94, which I=92ve never actually noticed onany one-piece wing Piet. Nor can I say in truth that such a slight amountof dihedral does anything for lateral stability. The RV-4 looks like thewing is nearly level, when in fact it has quite a bit of dihedral.Jack PhillipsNX899JP =93Icarus Plummet=94Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
Locked