Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Don't need no stinkin shelfI am building a long fuselage Piet with a corvair engine and therefore don't believe I need the shelf in the upper front of the fuselage. I plan on using afull height firewall extending above the top longerons like Mike Cuy's in his video. Question is how to finish off the upper front of the fuselage. I am assuming I can just add triangular gussets to the inside top corners (like those shown on the plans at the bottom corners) and a horizontal cross brace (maybe 1" x 3/4") between the 2 (#1) front vertical struts just under thetop inside motor mount brackets. Anyone see any problems with this?ThanksRick Holland________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: At7000ft(at)aol.com
Rick,My two cents is to build the front like the plans. Maybe thats a very importantpart of the structure/strength of the nose. It would be like leaving one orboth of the seat backs out of the structure and adding sling seats. You'd beremoving strength from the "box" structure.Assuming you are not putting in a nose tank, why don't you put something like afwd luggage space. Kind of like Mike Cuy, who put in storage in the center section.Believe me, it's one of those things that you think about when you're at grossweight and doing a steep turn over a friends house and pulling some "G's", andit crosses your mind,,,,"Gee, I hope that nose is strong enough". :)walt evansNX140DL ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: dave rowe