Thomas Prevost - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

Tom's Rans S-19 Builders Log


Date: 5-27-2011
Number of Hours: 6.00
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Brief Description: Fitting tailcone to center fuselage

Fitted and drilled tailcone to center fuselage as follows: 1. Obtained and set up two additional metal sawhorses to support tailcone during fitting process. Retrieved tailcone from storage unit. 2. Began working tailcone forward, arranging skins and gussets to fit in the proper sequence. 3. Cleco'd side skins and bottom skins together. 4. Clamped bulkhead gussets to longerons and transfer drilled from the bottom to #40 using a right-angle air drill. 5. Transfer drilled bulkhead gussents and longeron splices to #30. 6. Drilled hole to mount ELT antenna on RH bulkhead gusset.

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