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Tailcone skin dimpling (day 2) / Wing kit arrives

Hours: 6 Manual Ref: Pages 10-16 step 3 Partner: N/A

Today I had the wing kit delivered. As I was waiting, I managed to get a few hours in on dimpling the tailcone skins. Not quite finished, but very, very close. I’m sure I’ll be riveting this weekend.

Hours: 2 Manual Ref: N/A - Inventory Partner: N/A

As for the wing kit, naturally, that put a hold on finishing the dimpling.  I knew from looking at the blogs of other builders that the spars were going to come alodined… but I didn’t really realize just how big they were.  Also, the wing tips are much larger than I thought.  It is going to be very interesting to see the wings completed.  BTW, I’ve done some inventory work, but haven’t yet completed it.  Like the empennage, there are a LOT of parts!  Here are a few pictures…