Tailcone is finished. Next kit does not ship until 4/18

I finished the tailcone today.  2 weeks ago I ordered the fuslage kit.  I just got notified that it will ship on 4/18 so you won't see anymore updates until then

Continuing on the Tailcone

I continued on with the tailcone today.  I got the rear bulkhead clecoed in after I did the measurements on the stabilator. 

 Then I put the trim wire in.  Like a lot of people, I do not like the way that the wire rubs on the J channel at the rear of the plane.  I think that is just a problem waiting to happen.  I solved that problem by sliding the wire through some vinyl tube.  Looks like it should hold the life of the plane

I also do not like the wire running down the J channel and under the sharp bulkheads so I ran it through a small piece of vinyl tubing at each sharp point

Then I put in the Pitot system

The rest of the day was just fitting and riveting

Building the Tailcone

Started building the tailcone today.  Just a lot of fitting and riveting.

Got a little help from Alyssa.  Thats two rivets I won't have to pull

Done for today.

Completed the Aft Bulkhead

I primed all of the tailcone ribs so that they would be dry when I was ready for them. 

Then I started on the aft tailcone bulkhead.  This was all very straightforward and was mostly just a day of squeezing rivet.  I have proud to say that I squeezed every rivet with the Cleveland rivet squeezer that I have.  I did not need a rivet gun to complete this part,



Tailcone work

Not much to talk about.  I worked on the tailcone ribs while Ed build the tie down bracket.