I’m nearing the end of my tailcone build and I’m wondering if there is a good reason to put the battery tray panels between the first and second bulkheads before I put the rear roof skin on. It seems like if I have to get in there to buck the rivets that it would be way easier without those in place beforehand.
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Tailcone assembly order ??
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cderk
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I would recommend leaving that last top skin off until as late as humanly possible. I permanently mounted mine when I moved my 10 to the airport and after the wings were installed. There are so many thing that you are going to want to do back there, especially if mounting avionics, that are WAY easier with the skin off.
I haven’t read ahead yet but aren’t you supposed to measure off of a rivet on one of those bulkheads to set the horizontal stab? Seems like you would need the rear skin on to firm up the location of that bulkhead.
Again, I’m talking about the REAR top skin. I’m pretty sure that all of the builds that I have seen have left the front top skin off until joining with the fuse but I’m asking about the rear.
Again, I’m talking about the REAR top skin. I’m pretty sure that all of the builds that I have seen have left the front top skin off until joining with the fuse but I’m asking about the rear.
cderk
Well Known Member
Ah, the rear... yes, that goes on. The most forward one is what I thought you were talking about. Sorry about that.
