Brief Description: Continued Fitting Tailcone Fairings
Finished trimming gaps between upper and lower tailcone fairing. Not the best but not terrible either so pressing on. Countersunk lower tailcone fairing and riveted tabs to fairing. Trimmed aft slot in lower fairing, then attached upper fairing to lower fairing with screws. Rudder already installed, so aligned tailcone fairing assemy to tailcone and clamped into position. Clearance between the bottom of the rudder and the fairing was greater than 1/8" and a consistent gap along entire edge. (page 12-08, steps 1 through 8). Page 12-08 is complete.
Drilled upper hole in tape 'AL' and lower hole in tape 'BL' and installed clecoes. Can't proceed yet with stabilator installation until airplane on its own gear so it can be turned around in the garage. Not enough room as it currently sits on the tables. (page 12-09, steps 1 and 2).
Noticed that the half circle in the upper fairing was not cutout to align with the slot in the lower fairing. Need to do that before proceeding.
Tabs Riveted to Lower Fairing
Fairing Assembly (With Slot)
Fairing Assy in Place with Adequate Rudder Clearance
