I maidened the Decathlon after it's last major repair and it flew sorta ok. I was playing with the flaps at altitude and had just turned them off to accelerate to normal cruising speed when it resumed it's favourite position - the spin. During (over) correction, the rudder broke off either due to stress or impact and then bits progressivley fell apart from there.
Unfortuantely, the camera stopped on first ground strike and didn't get the whole story of the carnage so I've uploaded a couple of photos to go with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-JjnXbo9w4
Note the 1/2 propellor at the impact site on the left of the image.
Unfortuantely, the camera stopped on first ground strike and didn't get the whole story of the carnage so I've uploaded a couple of photos to go with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-JjnXbo9w4
Note the 1/2 propellor at the impact site on the left of the image.
Drew
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Built-up
Balsa: Commercial: Depron:
Great Planes PT-20 (modified) HK Hawk 80 Index 3
Indoor Thingy Skyartec Cessna 182
Katana X lite (in construction) UM SU-26 12"WS Shoestring (Plantraco)
HK Extra 260
and a Fox chuck glider converted to RC
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