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1. 02:55 AM - Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... (Bill Church)
2. 05:03 AM - Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... (Jerry Dotson)
3. 06:02 AM - Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... (TOM STINEMETZE)
4. 05:43 PM - Re: large fuselage for Erkki (Earnest Bunbury)
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| Subject: | Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... |
Here's the definitive answer:
To fly a Pietenpol to the Bahamas would only take two.
But they would need to be larger than average.
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BC
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| Subject: | Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... |
And have wire brush bristles rather than hair.
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Jerry Dotson
59 Daniel Johnson Rd
Baker, FL 32531
Started building NX510JD July, 2009
wing, tailfeathers done, fuselage rolling
using Lycoming O-235
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| Subject: | Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... |
Oh! You guys!
>>> "Jerry Dotson" <jdotson@centurylink.net> 4/8/2011 7:00 AM >>>
And have wire brush bristles rather than hair.
By the way, on those ping pong ball calculations . . . was that 1.57
inches inside or outside diameter?
Stinemetze
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| Subject: | Re: large fuselage for Erkki |
Uh, the Big Piet boys are in Georgia, just west of Atlanta...
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Douwe Blumberg
<douweblumberg@earthlink.net>wrote:
> Hello Erkki,
>
>
> Welcome to the Pietenpol group!
>
>
> If you=92re not familiar with their story, a group in Florida pooled thei
r
> resources and time and built six Pietenpols labled =93big Piets=94 becaus
e while
> basically Pietenpols, they were modified in fairly significant ways to ad
d
> some extra room for larger people. They used welded steel fuselages.
>
>
> Not sure who did the engineering, but Barry Davis who watches this list
> could fill you in with more detail.
>
>
> There are also some articles about then in the Brodhead Pietenpol
> Newsletter which you should get.
>
>
> I=92d also suggest you contact the British Piet group. Great group of gu
ys
> and very helpful.
>
>
> Except for not having a pop riveted fuselage, there aren=92t many planes
> simpler to build (scratch built that is, not a kit) than a Pietenpol. Af
ter
> all, that is what it was designed for, an average guy using average tools
> and average materials. I=92m not familiar with a two seat pop riveted pl
ane
> that fits your description. I did see some plans for a =93sopwith tabloi
d=94
> (forgot the company=92s name but you can link to their site through the
> www.dawnpatrol site) which is going to seat two people side by side, but
> it=92s a biplane.
>
>
> I=92d suggest you get some plans and study them. Mr. Pietenpol designed
a
> steel tube fuselage which works fine and saves about 20 lbs over the wood
,
> and learning to weld isn=92t that big a deal, or you can always lean to t
ack
> weld and then have a pro do the final welding.
>
>
> Get the three Tony Bingiles books on homebuilding too and you can=92t go
> wrong!
>
>
> Good luck, and feel free to ask your questions.
>
>
> Douwe
>
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