Pietenpol-List: large fuselage for Erkki

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:53 am

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Hello Erkki,Welcome to the Pietenpol group!If you're not familiar with their story, a group in Florida pooled theirresources and time and built six Pietenpols labled "big Piets" because whilebasically Pietenpols, they were modified in fairly significant ways to addsome extra room for larger people. They used welded steel fuselages.Not sure who did the engineering, but Barry Davis who watches this listcould fill you in with more detail.There are also some articles about then in the Brodhead Pietenpol Newsletterwhich you should get.I'd also suggest you contact the British Piet group. Great group of guysand very helpful.Except for not having a pop riveted fuselage, there aren't many planessimpler to build (scratch built that is, not a kit) than a Pietenpol. Afterall, that is what it was designed for, an average guy using average toolsand average materials. I'm not familiar with a two seat pop riveted planethat fits your description. I did see some plans for a "sopwith tabloid"(forgot the company's name but you can link to their site through thewww.dawnpatrol site) which is going to seat twopeople side by side, but it's a biplane.I'd suggest you get some plans and study them. Mr. Pietenpol designed asteel tube fuselage which works fine and saves about 20 lbs over the wood,and learning to weld isn't that big a deal, or you can always lean to tackweld and then have a pro do the final welding.Get the three Tony Bingiles books on homebuilding too and you can't gowrong!Good luck, and feel free to ask your questions.Douwe________________________________________________________________________________

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:45 am

Original Posted By: "erkki67"
Well, I haven't actually been to Gilmer but I've been close. In a statethis big, that's about as good as it gets sometimes ;o) closest I'vebeen to Gilmer was when we drove through Carthage on the way to Corky'sin Shreveport. I'll bet Corky knows this gent who is building the Pietin Gilmer.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio, TXwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: large fuselage for Erkki

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:00 am

Original Posted By: Earnest Bunbury
And have wire brush bristles rather than hair.Please don't archive--------Jerry Dotson59 Daniel Johnson RdBaker, FL 32531Started building NX510JD July, 2009wing, tailfeathers done, fuselage rollingusing Lycoming O-235Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 20:41:19 -0400Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: large fuselage for Erkki

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:40 pm

Original Posted By: "DOMIT"
Good stuff Bill, thanks!--------Mark ChouinardWings, Center Section and Empannage framed up - Working on FuselageRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: large fuselage for Erkki