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I attended the annual airshow at our local airforce base this weekend. The thunderbirds were there (loud and fast), the A-10 Warthog demo team (impressive) and others, but the real star of the show, at least for the pilots in attendance, was Warren Pietsch in his clipwing Taylorcraft. A really remarkable preformance.
Pietsch parked briefly in front of the fence where we were standing and I got this photo. It shows some of his modifications. I was told he has a 180 HP engine. The rudder is balanced. He added a second set of tail wires, big beefy looking streamline wires. The wings are very short, only a couple feet longer than the ailerons, and it looked like he had added extra ribs in the wings with very close spacing of the rib stitching. The ailerons had a balance section on their outboard ends and spades underneath. Hydraulic brakes, serious looking wheel pants, and a very small little tailwheel. Skylight, big D-windows, observer panels in the doors. About as sweet a T-Craft as I've ever seen.
Great airshow! Hats off to you, Mr. Pietsch
Pietsch parked briefly in front of the fence where we were standing and I got this photo. It shows some of his modifications. I was told he has a 180 HP engine. The rudder is balanced. He added a second set of tail wires, big beefy looking streamline wires. The wings are very short, only a couple feet longer than the ailerons, and it looked like he had added extra ribs in the wings with very close spacing of the rib stitching. The ailerons had a balance section on their outboard ends and spades underneath. Hydraulic brakes, serious looking wheel pants, and a very small little tailwheel. Skylight, big D-windows, observer panels in the doors. About as sweet a T-Craft as I've ever seen.
Great airshow! Hats off to you, Mr. Pietsch
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