F-86 Saber tail cone repair.

[Bill Tromblay]

Hi,

Several weeks ago, I had to repair the tail cone of a North American F-86 Saber. The lower section was damaged in a take off accident, so I cut the whole lower section off and formed new components out of 321 stainless steel.


Once all if the new parts were made, the assembly was re-assembled with spot welding and Monel rivets where needed.


Because of the jet engine thrust, pushing thru the tail cone, the lap seems needed to be as tight as possible with significant structure to prevent a "in flight" failure.

All shaping was done in the Peter Tommasini English wheel and my Pullmax machine. Stainless is a pain to work with, I'm happier working with aluminum.😁😁😁

Thanks for looking.

Bill

[cliffrod]

Looks great, Bill. Thanks for posting.

[Peter Tommasini]

Nice panel Bill.... the handbuilt wheel should have handled it ok
Peter T.

[skintkarter]

Top job Bill!

[OldnEK]

Looks great, makes me ask the question, does the positioning of all seems have a responsibility, to the detriment to engine performance and reliability. Or are you positioning where the original maker intended.

[Bill Tromblay]

Hi, All of the seams are where the factory located them.

B