Tonight marks the first night of construction on the tail cone. As this is the last section of the empenage kit for the RV-10, today I placed an order to Van’s for a slow build wing kit! There is an 8-10 week lead time on the wing kits, so I’m hoping that it’s here right around the time I’m finishing up with the last of the empenage.
The tail cone begins by building the rear most bulkheads. First you cut down a piece of aluminum that will become the rear tie-down point. I don’t have a tap for the threaded hole, so that will need to wait until later.
Next you cut various stiffeners and brackets that get attached to the rear bulkheads and match drill everything.
In two and a half hours, you can get the first two pages of the tail cone instructions completed. It feels like you’re getting a LOT done fast. However, I know that there are single steps coming up that will take two and a half DAYS… if not more!