---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/08/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:55:30 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... From: "Bill Church" 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. do not archive BC Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336394#336394 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:03:17 AM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... From: "Jerry Dotson" And have wire brush bristles rather than hair. Please don't archive -------- Jerry Dotson 59 Daniel Johnson Rd Baker, FL 32531 Started building NX510JD July, 2009 wing, tailfeathers done, fuselage rolling using Lycoming O-235 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336397#336397 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:02:03 AM PST US From: "TOM STINEMETZE" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: View Questions, Fuselage Construction and so on.... Oh! You guys! >>> "Jerry Dotson" 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 do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:47 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: large fuselage for Erkki From: Earnest Bunbury Uh, the Big Piet boys are in Georgia, just west of Atlanta... On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Douwe Blumberg 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 > > * > =========== =========== =========== =========== > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.