A Morgan from a plan????

[pete8862]

Hi all,

 

Can anyone tell me if you can build a morgan Sierra from scratch, I have looked at what you get in a kit & to me it looks if you got the steel sections the rest is just raw aluminium that all needs to be cut drilled shaped & constucted.

 

Is this right or have I missed something.

 

They look like a great aircraft to fly & build.

 

Pete

 

 

[Guest davehw]

Hi Pete,

 

Yes the kit is basicly scratch building from 80% raw material. But importantly, the other 20% is vital fibreglass parts such as engine cowls, main landing-gear, wing tips,seat bases etc. Welded steel items are also supplied in kit, and a cast aluminium nose-wheel yoke. An aircraft Serial number is also provided with each kit, needed for registration.

 

All this would make it very difficult to just build from some plans.

 

cheers, Dave.

 

 

[pete8862]

Thanks guys

 

 

[Guernsey]

Hi Pete, they are a great aircraft so do what we did, go down to Taree and fly one.

 

No more sales talk from me, the aircraft will do it all on it's own. Alan.

 

 

[jpreou]

Yes the kit is basicly scratch building from 80% raw material.

This is interesting. I wonder if sourcing some materials, especially the big Al sheets, locally would be cheaper than having Garry freight them over. If I go with the Sierra, I'll have to look into this possibility.

 

Hmmm...

 

 

[bexrbetter]

An aircraft Serial number is also provided with each kit, needed for registration.

From what I have read over the years 'plans suppliers' provide a serial number with each individual set of plans?