Tailcone – Page 3 – Builder's Log

Tailcone Internals Riveting

Riveting together the smaller bulkheads and accompanying pieces that go to the aft end of the tailcone. Required the use

A mixed bag of deburring, countersinking, priming, and riveting nutplates today on some tailcone parts. The nutplates are literally mixed

Next step in the plans was to attach the shoulder harness anchors (F-636) to the longerons, but I had to

A lot of drilling today. All the final size drilling, that is still required, was done… on the new RV-10

But this taxi test doesn’t really count… took the tailcone out to get some fresh air and cool shots just

Today started with the time-consuming task of match-drilling the longerons to the skins. The angle aluminum longerons are a little

First split the F-1055 rudder stop skin stiffener pieces from a larger stamped piece and clecoed that in place. Then

Time consuming tasks today. Started out by fitting the two small aft bulkheads into the structure. Because of a little

A mixed bag day. First, I riveted up the trailing edge of the rudder. The trailing edge is straight, and

First step today was “using a rubber mallet, strike the longeron firmly near the bend mark.” Yeah, so basically you