Tailcone- 4 hrs 21 mins (Tailcone 33:02, Empennage 208:34, Total 229:30)
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
We started by finishing yesterday's work of match-drilling the stiffeners to the forward top skin. With a limited number of clecos, there was some creative reshuffling to have enough of them to properly match-drill. After, we match-drilled the remaining holes of both top skins to all the frames and longerons.
Next, we spent an hour and a half to fabricate two braces. No clue why it took so long, but they came out looking dang good...! The rest of the work today was spent match drilling the top deck into the longerons, and the remaining spacers, frames, and the two brackets that we just created.
This was the last of the major construction for the tailcone. The next step has us starting to take things apart... which means the arduous dimpling and deburring steps are just around the corner! -M
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
We started by finishing yesterday's work of match-drilling the stiffeners to the forward top skin. With a limited number of clecos, there was some creative reshuffling to have enough of them to properly match-drill. After, we match-drilled the remaining holes of both top skins to all the frames and longerons.
Next, we spent an hour and a half to fabricate two braces. No clue why it took so long, but they came out looking dang good...! The rest of the work today was spent match drilling the top deck into the longerons, and the remaining spacers, frames, and the two brackets that we just created.
This was the last of the major construction for the tailcone. The next step has us starting to take things apart... which means the arduous dimpling and deburring steps are just around the corner! -M
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