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Planes => Park Flyers / Foamies => Topic started by: DennisZ on April 14, 2009, 16:45:51 PM

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: DennisZ on April 14, 2009, 16:45:51 PM

first my stargazer met a hump ...
and now my pride :) went down ...
http://www.leinster-model-flyer.org/wordpress/?p=163

well, I still have lots of depron sheets left - time to build another bird .

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: Fred on April 15, 2009, 07:35:58 AM

OOoppss !  :!:
Looks like that hit the Planet hard !

What the plane looked like before the Earth jump at it ?

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: DennisZ on April 15, 2009, 10:03:19 AM

>>What the plane looked like before the Earth jump at it ?

http://www.leinster-model-flyer.org/wordpress/?attachment_id=111

(http://www.leinster-model-flyer.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dscf4145-300x224.jpg)

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: haydenc on April 18, 2009, 13:07:25 PM

That was hard look Dennis.
Any work done on repairing the Stargazer, or is that the plan?
I am in the same situation myself.
My own fault though. On landing I flew it into the rotor on the lee side of the ridge. Thought it was far enough downwind to be in the clear.
Boy did it drop.
The impact took place out of sight.


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/haydenc/Stargazer%20Crash%202%20%28Small%29.jpg)



Cha

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: DennisZ on April 19, 2009, 23:14:14 PM

huh :( sorry to see that.
my stargazer is rather in good shape now - just need to figure out how to "bolt" wing to the fus (small "hook" at LE chipped off).

Title: series of unfortunate events
Post by: haydenc on April 20, 2009, 10:05:12 AM

That happened to mine at one stage.
I drilled out a small section where the spud(hook) had been and epoxied a piece of plywood in to replace it.

Cha