21 August 2010
Riveting tailcone

6.5 hours

In-progress riveting
In-progress riveting (Full size)

First I riveted the bottom skin. For this I had the tailcone on it's side on the benches, but forgot to take a picture. Nathaniel helped me with those rivets as I can only reach one side. After that, put it back on the sawhorses and worked on the side rivets.

Riveting the j-stiffeners
Riveting the j-stiffeners (Full size)

Here I have most of the rivets in. The forward bulkhead isn't riveted for now. It will be done when the center and tailcone are joined together.
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