Tailcone

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stevegawler: Posts: 16; Joined: Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:07 am; First Name: Steve; Last Name: Gawler; City or Town: Ocala; State or Province: Fl

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Post by stevegawler » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:20 pm

Need a little advice.

Due to not having access to a bending break at the time, I built my tailcone w/o first first bending the forward sides and bottom skins. I have everything ready to dimple so I'm now ready to make those bends. However, the longerons are about 1/8" too long (I have proper overhang at the aft end of the tailcone). Is it more important to have the correct skin overlap for the bend (7/8" bottom and 3/4" sides), in which case I will need to trim 1/8 off the longerons or should I leave them as is and accept a little less skin overlap?

Thanks,
Steve