Original Posted By: Clif Dawson [mailto:CDAWSON5854(at)shaw.ca]
Mark, Jim, (Cliff), and anyone else interested in wood struts,Today, I raced home from SLC, smelling of alcohol from the beer thatsquirted out of my nose because a remark Gene Rambo made in a private emailwhile I was waiting for a plane; but focused on the need of several peopleto see the wisdom of Clif Dawson in an email lodged in my personal computer.Here is the email from Clif, sent to me a couple years ago. I was admiringhis wood cabanes, and asked him some direct questions.and got thisthoughtful reply:Gary _____
Pietenpol-List: FW: Cabanes (Spruce vs. ?????)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Rib - about to cut wood - spar perpendicular to chord
Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"
In response to Mild Bill, it is important that the front and rear cabanes are NOTthe same length. If they are the airplane will seem to fly nose high all thetime. MaximumBob, the best thing you can do at this point in the project isto buy a set of plans from the Pietenpol family and start building the airframeaccording to them. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
In response to Mild Bill, it is important that the front and rear cabanes are NOTthe same length. If they are the airplane will seem to fly nose high all thetime. MaximumBob, the best thing you can do at this point in the project isto buy a set of plans from the Pietenpol family and start building the airframeaccording to them. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________