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chrisg
10-13-2011, 10:33 PM
Can anyone tell me what the Piper specified angle is for the lift strut attach fitting on the fuselage?

Also, what is the Piper specified distance from the front wing attach fitting (bold center line) to the upper front strut fitting (bolt center line)? I think its something like 76" +/-

Thanks,
Chris

longpacer
10-14-2011, 12:33 AM
I can help on the lift strut attach angle. According to Piper drawing 21262, it's 30 degrees for the shortwing series and 22 degrees 20 minutes for the long wing planes.
Bob

Bruce
10-16-2011, 06:27 AM
I ran into a problem when I went to put my struts on my experimental project. The angle was off enough that it put a unwanted load on the forks. I should have put the wings on and got the angle correct before I finished the fusealage. I had to cut the mounting braket gussets, heat and bend to get the correct alignment, then repair the area. Bruce