[rebel-builders] 50 more tailcone rivets
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:15 pm
Thanks Ken I guess I'll have to add them as well.
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I just installed about 50 more rivets on the inside of my tailcone
bulkheads which I missed during construction. Daryl pointed these out to me
and mentioned that many builders miss these and have tail cones that are
not as torsionally strong as they should be. Every bulkhead is made up
from 4 stamped pieces riveted together with 9 rivets on the 2" wide shear
flange. Then the fuselage skin also rivets the outer flanges together with
about 4 rivets through each flange joint. Apparently the inner flange is
also supposed to have 4 rivets joining each section of bulkhead. Sure
enough I have also seen other Rebels that don't have those rivets so I
thought I'd mention it. It is quite easy to add these and it doesn't
interfere with any exterior paint.
Ken
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