Mr NCT
VP of SPAM cooking
Ouch, sorry. Building another?
What did you crash today
- Thread starter Damig
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Ooph! I have exploded my share this year. I am going with Flak burst!
CrshNBrn
Elite member
Not right away. Scratchbuilding was too slow a process to start over.
Burnhard
Well-known member
And every crash comes withe the opportunity to try something new. On the previous build I introduced a nozzle to increase airflow through the power pod for cooling the esc. I did the because on my first Wacker there was not enough air to cool the esc and it eventually got heat issues.
This time I changes the design to bigger round nozzles. Lets see how they do.
This time I changes the design to bigger round nozzles. Lets see how they do.
Burnhard
Well-known member
Quick question: It appears that I am having issues when doing „high G“ maneuvers. For example, when I am doing a loop, on the last bit of the loop shortly before leveling again, the Whacker suddenly starts violently pulling up and for a moment can hardly be controlled. I have had that before but could not think of any reason for that. However, it looks like the rubber bands are sort of getting loose (in particular in warm whether) and that the wing is moving a bit, which then seems to result in a different angle of attack of the wing vis a vis the fuselage. Will use the next flight to see whether new rubber bands solve the issue. Nonetheless, I am wondering whether the wing should somehow be bolted to the fuse. Any ideas?
CrshNBrn
Elite member
Shortly after the first picture was taken, I flew the F-18 into a tree. The second picture is all that is left of it (the pieces that rained down). There's over $300 dollars of electronics and shredded foamboard about 250 feet up in an oak tree at our flying field in Corvallis, OR if anybody wants to try and retrieve it.
This one hurt. Besides the financial cost, the F-18 was my favorite flyer but has been discontinued. No more rebuilding that one.
This one hurt. Besides the financial cost, the F-18 was my favorite flyer but has been discontinued. No more rebuilding that one.
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Mr NCT
VP of SPAM cooking
OUCH!!
There are lots of 'interesting' retrieval suggestions here - https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/still-up-a-tree.68321/
And it's a good place to document your recovery efforts
CrshNBrn
Elite member
Thanks, NCT. Feeling pretty crappy about the whole thing.OUCH!!
There are lots of 'interesting' retrieval suggestions here - https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/still-up-a-tree.68321/
And it's a good place to document your recovery efforts
Mr NCT
VP of SPAM cooking
I totally get that. It's the main reason I've been retreating to the easy to build, not painful to crash planes lately.
L Edge
Master member
If you fly them long enough, the ground gods get them all.
Flying Cherokee
Member
I know how that feels....
spending days on a plane and......gone.
but then I start thinking "What to build next?"
spending days on a plane and......gone.
but then I start thinking "What to build next?"
Tench745
Master member
One might be able to trace some of the remaining parts and rebuild if you really wanna.
