Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

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Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
As Mike suggests, everything fits on to the fuse. Do that next followed bythe center section, then the two outer sections. The center section can beused as a jig to keep the outer sections square.CheersPeterWonthaggi, Australiahttp://www.cpc-world.com-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: dave rowe

Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
I vote for FuseDJ VeghN74DVMesa, AZwww.imagedv.com/aircamper________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 22:07:44 -0700

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy

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Original Posted By: Jim Cooper

Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuse or wings nextAlright, you guys talked me into it. Time to cut some longerons. Thanks for your advice.Rick HBoy, you guys posted the most important part that I totally forgot about !!!!Sitting in the cockpit is the primary reason to do the fuselage first ! I had quite a bit of flyingtime logged before the plane even left the house:)))________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: At7000ft(at)aol.com
One REALLY important thing that I kicked myself for not doing is,,,fitting thebutt joints of the spars and center section spars before building the wings.If I built another I would,,shape them,route them, put on the ply plates whereall the brackets go, and finally assemble each whole spar, total length. Thismakes sure the butt jounts come together properly with the wing( to the centersection),, perfectly straight (or the proper dihedral that you want). Thenmark all spars for front/back/left/right. Now there will never be a problemwith them mating to the center section. I mated the wings last and it was a processof picking,poking and sanding to get a zero space joint.Maybe others did it this way, but I overlooked it.walt evansNX140DL ----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: BARNSTMR(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Fuse or wings nextGood point Walt. I was wondering about whether it would be a good idea to first glue on the center section spar plywood pieces, drill all the holes whileyou could still use a drill press, and make and test fit the 4130 straps with the bolts before gluing any ribs to the spars. Also to get the correct dihedralI assume you just sand the end of the center spar a little then put the wing spar against it until the dihedral is what I want?One REALLY important thing that I kicked myself for not doing is,,,fitting the butt joints of the spars and center section spars before building the wings.If I built another I would,,shape them,route them, put on the ply plates where all the brackets go, and finally assemble each whole spar, total length.This makes sure the butt jounts come together properly with the wing( to the center section),, perfectly straight (or the proper dihedral that you want). Then mark all spars for front/back/left/right. Now there will never be a problem with them mating to the center section. I mated the wings last and itwas a process of picking,poking and sanding to get a zero space joint.Maybe others did it this way, but I overlooked it.________________________________________________________________________________