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Enclosed I send you a picture of my Piet project as it looked some months ago.

At this moment the wings are finished and ready for the loading test (as requested by our Federal Office of Civil Aviation.)

Because my Piet is the first to be built in my country, before starting the project, as requested from our FOCA, I have provided all the structural calculations (wing, wing struts, tail surfaces, fuselage and motor mounts.)

Before next spring I will provide the engine installation. (The engine is a rare FIAT A50 Radial, 7 cylinders of 90 hp will be ready to run in a few months.)

I'm sorry for my poor English; I hope you are able to "debug" my letter . . .

With the best regards,

Danilo De-Maria
v. Pratocarasso 58
CH-6501 Bellinzona
Switzerland
email de-maria@bluewin.ch

	Photo #1 - FIAT A50 Radial engine, built in1928. Produces about 90 HP at 1,600 RPM. It's now being reconditioned and will be mounted on my Piet.
	Photo #2 - Here is the front instrument panel. (The aluminium rings are homemade.)
	Photo #3 - The rear (pilot's) instrument panel.
	Photo #4 - Elevator stops added to the main control bar.
	Photo #5 - The wood landing gear. Wheels are from a motocross KTM 500. The ball-bearings are replaced with a bronze bushing to maintain the correct axle diameter and the brakes have a 12 cm diameter drum with external band.
	Photo #6 - Magneto switch with homemade backplate.
	Photo #7 - Homemade Tiger-Moth style airspeed indicator "Windy."
	Photo #8 - Airspeed indicator with homemade aluminium ring
Photo #9 - Danilo in his "first love affair" -- a Minimax built some years ago.

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