Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit door
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2001 12:44 am
Original Posted By: "Greg Yotz"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit doorI installed the K.A.Price door in my front cockpit. His plans are forthe front pit only. He places a stout 1X5 plank under the door silwhich then turns downward to the front gear mt. and to the area of theupright brace that the rear seat back is glued to. (at lower longeron). I don't think you could do this mod in the rear cockpit as the fus.takes a lot of taper in that area. It would be hard to get a 1X5 plankto bend. I also think it would be very difficult (maybe impossible) toinstall the door if your fus. is already put together. I made the doorwhen I built my r. fus. side. It's right side only. At thePiet. fly in at Benton Ks. last Sept there was a Piet there with a rightfront door and a left rear door. (Tri Pacer style) It really lookedfunny. Actually it looked unsafe. The doors were really deep cut in thefus. sides. Kerri Price door is only 10 in deep. The 2 door Piet onlystayed a short time. He left before I got to look it over. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Front cockpit doorI installed the K.A.Price door in my front cockpit. His plans are forthe front pit only. He places a stout 1X5 plank under the door silwhich then turns downward to the front gear mt. and to the area of theupright brace that the rear seat back is glued to. (at lower longeron). I don't think you could do this mod in the rear cockpit as the fus.takes a lot of taper in that area. It would be hard to get a 1X5 plankto bend. I also think it would be very difficult (maybe impossible) toinstall the door if your fus. is already put together. I made the doorwhen I built my r. fus. side. It's right side only. At thePiet. fly in at Benton Ks. last Sept there was a Piet there with a rightfront door and a left rear door. (Tri Pacer style) It really lookedfunny. Actually it looked unsafe. The doors were really deep cut in thefus. sides. Kerri Price door is only 10 in deep. The 2 door Piet onlystayed a short time. He left before I got to look it over. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________