Builders,
Piet builder Mark Chouinard sent in a photo of his Corvair motor mount on the front end of his plane. The airframe exhibits outstanding craftsmanship, and looks to be in the “light at the end of the tunnel” phase. From this point forward the pace of work tends to increase.
When new guys set started they find it hard to visualize how much more productive per hour they will be in the second half of the plane. Your skills will be far better, you will find a work schedule and rhythm that fits your life, you will have many trusted fellow builders to share info and enthusiasm with, and with enough persistence, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Mark’s plane is a traditional Pietenpol with a number of nice details. The landing gear combines traditional wire wheels from a straight axle gear with J-3 style independent suspension. Disc brakes are modern but appropriately sized. This view gives a good look at the Pietenpol’s structure. Mark has wisely left off the outter skins on the front of the fuselage until everything is built and rigged inside. The Gray powder coated Motor mount we made for him is one of our “High Thrust line” motor mounts. Below are some direct links to Pietenpol stories in our archives. The first three explain the concept of a high thrust line mount.
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Pietenpol Motor Mounts, P/N 4201(C)
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Pietenpol Products, Motor mounts, Gear and Instalation Components.
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Pietenpol Power: 100 hp Corvair vs 65 hp Lycoming
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Three Pietenpol Motor Mounts
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Making a House Call on 1,000 Hour Pietenpol
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New Pietenpol #3, Mike Groah, Tulare, California
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New Pietenpol, Gary Boothe, Cool, Calif.
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Pietenpol review in pictures, 15 more Corvair powered Piets
