snoopyflys
Well Known Member
Seasons Greetings all,
What's the secret to joining the center and tail cone sections? I am having a time getting the tail cone and center fuse sections to match up, especially the side skins. I have a sawhorses placed under the F-704, just aft of the F-706 and just forward of the F-712 bulkheads. Each sawhorse is same height. I have the center section bottom skin clecoed to the tail cone and the baggage ribs clecoed to the F-706. When I try to cleco the side skins to the tail cone, they don't line up. There is about 1/8 to a 1/4 inch of side skin extending beyond the longerons where the sections come together. I have tried to raise and lower the tail cone as instructed in the builder manual / guide, but to no avail. I have even tried to raise and lower the center section thinking it may be too tall. Now I am at a loss as to what to do to get this seemingly uncomplicated task completed.
Is there a trick/technique for making these two sections come together? Any hints and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
What's the secret to joining the center and tail cone sections? I am having a time getting the tail cone and center fuse sections to match up, especially the side skins. I have a sawhorses placed under the F-704, just aft of the F-706 and just forward of the F-712 bulkheads. Each sawhorse is same height. I have the center section bottom skin clecoed to the tail cone and the baggage ribs clecoed to the F-706. When I try to cleco the side skins to the tail cone, they don't line up. There is about 1/8 to a 1/4 inch of side skin extending beyond the longerons where the sections come together. I have tried to raise and lower the tail cone as instructed in the builder manual / guide, but to no avail. I have even tried to raise and lower the center section thinking it may be too tall. Now I am at a loss as to what to do to get this seemingly uncomplicated task completed.
Is there a trick/technique for making these two sections come together? Any hints and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.