Tailcone Initial Assembly

The tailcone is mostly assembled now. I got the bottom and right hand side drilled. I still have to drill the stiffeners on the left hand side but I at least got it put on. I also got the longerons bent and shaped the way they asked. I am having a little bit of trouble with the rear tail assembly but I’m seeing that there are some clearance issues I will need to take care of. The rear two bulk heads were not deburred for some reason. I must have forgotten them but I also need to shape the tabs so that they create more of a curve than this notched and blocked component. I plan on doing that today and that should fix the clearance issues. I also removed the blue coating from the rear skin as I think that would also cause some issues. I’ve left it on the skins for now since I don’t believe it will cause an issue with the drilling. I’ll remove it before I deburr and dimple the skins. I love the progress I’m seeing and I hope to have this piece done soon before Spring Break comes.