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Tailcone stiffener riveting

Hours: 9 Manual Ref: Page 10-20 Steps 1 & 2 Partner: N/A

After a successful test fit of all the parts, it was time to start riveting again. 9 hours later, I was done with the stiffeners! There are a LOT of rivets on the tailcone. Most of the time was spent just rotating the tailcone around to position it for back riveting. In the end, I only had a few rivets that need to be drilled out due to over squeezing. Once I take care of those, I’ll move on to step 3, riveting the bulkheads and bottom skins to side skins.