1161 rivets later, I'm probably about halfway done in riveting the tailcone:
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Side skins mostly riveted |
I had a lot of help here, so I could back-rivet most of it, with my wife holding the bucking bar:
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Wife helping me back-rivet |
Next up is riveting the two rows that join the bottom and side skins (clecoed above), then the aft bottom skin.
Time lapse:
Total tailcone time: 180.2h
Total tailcone rivets: 1161
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