Fuselage - 4

"Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?"
--- Al Boliska

We now turn our attention to the aft cone....


The aft cone is the section behind the seats.

We start by pinning the bulkheads to the bottom skin of the aft cone.

Skins are added.


This process requires several clecos.

Not to be forgotten, stringers that run from the aft bulkheads all the way up to the front bulkheads provide additional alignment and support to the structure.

Stringers are also match-drilled with the skins and ribs.

This line was drawn on the stringer prior to drilling the holes. Our placement was right-on!

The trailing edge of the cone has much smaller bulkheads.

Rivets on such a small curved surface can be a challenge.

This picture shows rivets of one of the larger bulkheads to the bottom skin.


Finally, the stringers and bulkheads are riveted on.

The longerons we bent a while ago when we began the fuselage must fit along the edge where the top of the side-skins meet the bulkheads. A notch in each is required for it to fit.
Cool!


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