Original Posted By: "DJ Vegh"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Front pit doorKip: I suppose I spoke too soon saying you can't install the door ifyour fus. is already together. Anything is possible if you have theright tools and the tenacity. There is a massive 1X5 plank door sillthat will need to be installed and bent to match the fus. taper. I thinkyou would need to make a lot of special long reach clamps to pull thatplank into shape. With the door in, I found the right fus. side wouldfight me as I tried to pull the 2 sides together equally. That plankgave the right side considerably more rigidity. I had to finesse it moreto get an equal taper when I brought the fuselage together at the tailpost. All of those things made me glad that I installed the door withthe right side flat on the work bench.--But it could be done with thefus. together. Price's 3 piece wing doesn't look like any more involvedthen the Piet. verson. Either way you go, the 3 piece wing is way morework then the one piece wing. (quoting Doug Bryant, who built a threepiece wing, then he and Chuck Ganzer built a one piece on Chuck's plane)Walter: I think your suggestion on building your wing is excellent. WhenI built my spars and spar fittings I made sure the spars all matedtogether on the work bench. When I build my wings, I'm going to startwith my wing spars connected to the center section ( on saw horses )and then build the wing out form there. Should give me a perfect fit.--Ihope.Dennis: I'll e-mail you direct. Maby we can figure out this addressthing. The center section doesn't take a year to build. I just took ayear to build mine. I only get to work on it Sunday nights, and manynights I didn't touch it or I worked on other things. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________