Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "coxwelljon"
I'm framing the extended fuselage and have all the struts positioned, measured,and measured again (and again and again and again). Everything is square andfalls over the centerline, but just one thing doesn't seem right.At the point where the plans call for 11" (see the plan picture), it seems justa little narrow and the longeron seems to "S/snake" just a bit at this pointon the bottom of the fuselage only, not the top (whereas it is a natural appearingcurve along the rest of the fuselage). The width at the top and the bottomof the fuselage measure the same at 11". Again, I've measured this repeatedlyand all along the fuselage things are correct. I am not trying to overthinkthis, but before putting epoxy to it, I just wanted to know if anyone elsefound something similar or ended up using a different dimension here. The "natural"curve seemed to end up around 12" but this would correct the appearanceof the bottom of the fuselage only and not the top (which looks correct at 11").Sorry if the question is a rookie one, just looking for a thought or suggestion.Thanks.TomRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/001_ ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Matt Paxton's Airworthiness inspection tomorrow

Original Posted By: "Billy McCaskill"
Congratulations Matt. Good luck on your first flights. Enjoy ever minute of itand report back.--------Jon Coxwell GN-1 BuilderRecycle and preserve the planetRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Fuselage question

Original Posted By: "amsafetyc(at)aol.com"
I'm certainly nowhere close to starting on my fuselage, but that doesn't look correctto me either. But based on the many, many model planes I've built usingthe same techniques, I'd say to ease the pressure off on the clamp until thecurve looks right, measure that distance and cut a new cross piece to glue inthere. I won't tell anyone that you deviated from the plans if you don't...--------Billy McCaskillUrbana, ILtail section almost done, starting on ribs soonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________