Tailcone- 3 hrs 16 mins (Tailcone 24:17, Empennage 199:49, Total 220:45)
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
Continued work today by attaching the stiffeners that were fabricated yesterday and match drilling them in place. Then manufactured a spacer out of stock aluminum and taped it in place. I didn't have carpet tape per the instructions, but a few well placed pieces of masking tape will get the job done just as easily. Two more pieces were deburred on the edges and added in place. This is where the horizontal stabilizer will eventually attach to the tailcone.
Lastly, we added the two longerons that were made and bent months ago. I needed to use the Dremel to file away a bit of the frames that weren't quite big enough to accommodate the longeron edge. After, the majority of today's work took place. We clamped the longerons in place to the skins, and then drilled through them using a #40 drill. Lots of aluminum everywhere and two major structural pieces are now attached and part of the tailcone assembly! -M
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
Continued work today by attaching the stiffeners that were fabricated yesterday and match drilling them in place. Then manufactured a spacer out of stock aluminum and taped it in place. I didn't have carpet tape per the instructions, but a few well placed pieces of masking tape will get the job done just as easily. Two more pieces were deburred on the edges and added in place. This is where the horizontal stabilizer will eventually attach to the tailcone.
Lastly, we added the two longerons that were made and bent months ago. I needed to use the Dremel to file away a bit of the frames that weren't quite big enough to accommodate the longeron edge. After, the majority of today's work took place. We clamped the longerons in place to the skins, and then drilled through them using a #40 drill. Lots of aluminum everywhere and two major structural pieces are now attached and part of the tailcone assembly! -M
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