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Alteration 19 Tailcone Stiffners
                     
Page 01 NOTE: Any alteration will require it to be registered as Experimental-Amateur Built  E-AB

This Alteration is to add stiffners to the sides of the tailcone to help control oilcanning.

Step: 01: Layout using a Stiffener cut to the length, drill and cleco as you go

01/09/18
Step 02: Dimple then cleco the stiffeners temporarily to the location they were drilled

01/09/18
Step 03: The skin of the tailcone was dimpled using a poprivet dimple die set by me and my
 wife.

01/09/18 & 01/10/18
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Step 04: Finished Stiffeners
six required

01/09/18
 
Step 05: Rivet the stiffiners in place cleco as you go.

01/09/18 & 01/10/18
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Page 01
                     
01: Flush Rivets 02: Stab Fairings 03: Static Air / Pitot 04: Canopy Lock / Lift  05: Battery Location 06: Fuel Tanks
07: Rear Windows 08: Engine 09: Seat Adjustment 10: Seat Brace 11: Brake System 12: Electric Flaps
13: Rudder Trim 14: Tailcone Fairing 15: Wing Skin Stiffeners 16: Wing Tip Lights 17: Rear Baggage 18: Tailcone Camera
19: Tailcone Stiffeners 20: Tie Down Rings 22: Vent Door Knobs      
           
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