Between Memorial Day out of town with Colleen’s family and chores around the house that didn’t get done last weekend, tonight was the first night in a WEEK that I’ve been able to work on the plane! I’m going to try not to let that happen very often.
Tonight was a productive night, in that Colleen and I were able to finish the tail cone! And by finish, I mean we’re done with the tail cone section in the plans, and there is more work to be done… but not until it’s time to get attached to the rest of the fuselage.
Now, the only remaining work that I can do before the wings get here is to attach the tail feathers to the tail cone (temporarily for alignment purposes), and attach the fiberglass tips to the various places they go. I have never worked with fiberglass before, so I’ll probably be calling my friend Gary to show me the ways of the epoxy and cloth. I should have plenty of things to finish up in the few weeks that I still have to wait on my wings to arrive.
Glad to see you’re back building. 🙂
Colleen is a trooper for her work inside the submarine!
Looking good, guys.
She really is a trooper. It is a small uncomfortable space when you get way back into the tail like that!
She’s my rivet monkey!
Thanks guys! Aside from the aluminum post thingie stabbing me in the back and my hair getting in my face it was relatively comfortable. I think I’m getting the hang of this riveting thing!