Started on the aft fuselage
Today I got started on the aft fuselage, also called the “tail cone”. It was mostly prep work like trimming and fabricated brackets. I did get to use my milling machine for something! That was fun!
This is what I've got ahead of me in the next section
These brackets had to be cut apart and trimmed and deburred
Trimmed the end off this bracket per the plans
Had to do some fabricating on this bracket. Got a chance to put all the machine a fabricating skills I've been picking up over the last year to use.
Here's what needs to happen
Set the part up in the milling machine to remove as much of the material as I could
Cutting out the section in the middle with the mill. I'll use the bandsaw to cut the angles into the middle
The finished bracket. Holes will get drilled in it later, when it's time to mount the horizontal stabilizer
