(10-3 step 2):
Got a lot to do today, but unfortunately it doesn't involve the
plane. So, I'm going to try and sneak a few things in real
quick. We're going to give the proseal on the elevators one more
day to cure so I'm going to move on with the tailcone duties.
Here I've clecoed, and I'm final drilling the horizontal stabilizer
attachment bars to the F-1011 bulkhead.
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(10-3 step 3): Next
step was to clamp the bulkhead stiffener I cut from one of the 6'
J-channels to the bulkhead. There are no holes pre-punched in
this so care must be taken to center it and get the top edge 1/4" above
the row of holes in the bulkhead. Here you can see I've got it
clamped in place. After that I simply flipped the assembly over
and match drilled the bulkhead holes into the stiffener.
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(10-3 steps 4 & 5):
Using the same technique as above I match drilled the 4 holes
used to attach the rudder cable angle to the bulkhead. After that
I opened up the two 1/8" holes in the bulkhead that the rudder cables
will pass through to 5/8".
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(10-4 step 1):
Angela decided to join in on the fun so she cut the F-1010A
horizontal stabilizer attachment angle from some of the .125x1x1 angle
stock. This angle will form part of the structural mounting point
for the forward edge of the horizontal stabilizer to the tail of the
aircraft.
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(10-5 steps 2 & 3): We
also decided to cut all the J-stiffeners for the tailcone to
length. There are 12 of these of varying length and they will run
the length of the tailcone providing a mounting point for the skins.
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