Elite tail cone - Oh Bu**er !!!
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm
Hi All
Today I borrowed a nicopress tool to do the rudder and elevator cable ends
at the rear, and after a bit of thought I managed to get both the rudder
ones done correctly so was happy to climb inside and rivet down all the
nylon cable guides along the inner FUS that were currently still clecoed in
place.
To assist in gaining access to the cables and rear guides I'd removed the
top skin just in front of the fin that again had been clecoed in place till
all the cables were done.
Unfortunately I'd not bothered to put supports under the FUS rib lines at
the tail after removing this top cover, and the aircraft was just sitting on
its wheels (SG and tail).
The result when I was halfway down the inside of the tailcone speak for
themselves - don't try this yourselves :-)
dcsol files area/elite/e-fuselage/tail fail.jpg
Looking on the bright side, I reckon it is not as bad as it initially looks.
The stab and rudder are undamaged. The fin is probably OK if I can unrivet
it carefully. The upper doubler and elevator pulley assembly can hopefully
be reused when removed from the solid bulkhead, and the stab support
bulkheads should be OK.
Severe damage to dignity :-)
I will definitely be shopping on Monday for 2 more side skins, a new solid
bulkhead, 2 more tail cone side supports, a new lower tailcone skin. and 4
bulkhead quarters to replace the last FUS bulkhead, and a few rivets.
I'll possibly add to that list as I dismantle it tomorrow and see if
anything else is damaged.
Stupid mistake on my part - just hope others can learn from my mistake and
not do the same thing themselves.
Nigel
745E
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Today I borrowed a nicopress tool to do the rudder and elevator cable ends
at the rear, and after a bit of thought I managed to get both the rudder
ones done correctly so was happy to climb inside and rivet down all the
nylon cable guides along the inner FUS that were currently still clecoed in
place.
To assist in gaining access to the cables and rear guides I'd removed the
top skin just in front of the fin that again had been clecoed in place till
all the cables were done.
Unfortunately I'd not bothered to put supports under the FUS rib lines at
the tail after removing this top cover, and the aircraft was just sitting on
its wheels (SG and tail).
The result when I was halfway down the inside of the tailcone speak for
themselves - don't try this yourselves :-)
dcsol files area/elite/e-fuselage/tail fail.jpg
Looking on the bright side, I reckon it is not as bad as it initially looks.
The stab and rudder are undamaged. The fin is probably OK if I can unrivet
it carefully. The upper doubler and elevator pulley assembly can hopefully
be reused when removed from the solid bulkhead, and the stab support
bulkheads should be OK.
Severe damage to dignity :-)
I will definitely be shopping on Monday for 2 more side skins, a new solid
bulkhead, 2 more tail cone side supports, a new lower tailcone skin. and 4
bulkhead quarters to replace the last FUS bulkhead, and a few rivets.
I'll possibly add to that list as I dismantle it tomorrow and see if
anything else is damaged.
Stupid mistake on my part - just hope others can learn from my mistake and
not do the same thing themselves.
Nigel
745E
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