Tail Cone 10-17-4 to 10-19-7, 10-20-7 to 10-21-1
Having primed all the small parts, bulkheads and frames of the tail cone, I was now able to start riveting some of these pieces together. All riveting was accomplished with the pneumatic squeezer.
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| Bell crank. I used a bolt from the pitch servo bracket install kit to hold a washer in place between the bellcrank halves as I riveted. The washer will be needed there later when I install the servo. |
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| Bell crank shop heads |
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| Battery / bellcrank mount. For now I only riveted the nutplates on, as I may need to modify the battery channel setup once I decide on my battery configuration |
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| Battery / bellcrank mount with all nutplates attached |
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| F-1012 bulkhead. I decided to also rivet the Rudder Stop Stiffeners to the Rudder Stop Brace at this time as it is easier to do this now with the pneumatic squeezer. The bulkhead should slide right into place when I assemble the tail cone |
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| F-1012 bulkhead from below |
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| F-1012 bulkhead from behind |
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| F-1011 bulkhead. Don't forget to attach the nutplates to the Rudder Cable Angle, and do this before attaching the angle to the bulkhead |
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| F-1011 bulkhead shop heads. I riveted the Rudder Cable Angle from the opposite side to stick with the convention of keeping the manufactured head on the thinner material |
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| F-1010 bulkhead |
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| F-1010 bulkhead shop heads |
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| F-1008 bulkhead |
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| F-1008 bulkhead shop heads |
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| F-1007 bulkhead |
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| F-1007 bulkhead shop heads |
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| F-1006 bulkhead. For now I am just clecoing this bulkhead together. The plans have you rivet the top frame to the side frames, but I will make some modifications to the top frame later when installing ventilation through the cabin top. By leaving these parts clecoed, it will make those modifications easier |
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| I also riveted the nutplates to the Bellcrank Rib Angles. Be aware that while the plans generally stopped calling out rivets to use for nutplates, in this step it specifically calls out to use 3-4 rivets |
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| Bellcrank rib angle nutplates installed with flush rivets |
Time Taken: 6.0 hours
Dates: April 18 - April 19 2023
Tail Cone Total Time: 102.9 hours
RV-10 Build Total Time: 358.9 hours
Priming Total Time: 35.1 hours (not included in build time totals)