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- From: chaffin@sab45.larc.nasa.gov (Mark Chaffin)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Super Decathalon 40
- Date: 12 Dec 1992 21:34:39 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- References: <1992Dec11.173942.10169@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
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- I spent 16 months building mine. Not because it was hard to build, but
- because I built three other planes at the same time. :)
- I don't have any complaints about the kit. Great Planes makes the best
- kits I've ever built. Actually, there are some things I would change.
- I'll explain those in a minute.
- The one thing I've noticed with Great Planes kits is that they tend to
- be heavy, so watch the weight.
- I must admit that it was the best looking plane I've built yet. Unfortunately,
- it didn't survive the first flight. I let someone more experienced than
- me take it up for the first time. Slight crosswind from the left. It
- comes of the ground and starts doing a perfect Dutch roll. I start yelling
- at the pilot, but before he can gain control it hits, wing tip first.
- The wing was fine, but it tore of the cabin area of the fuselage.
- After much soul searching and questioning the meaning of life, I determined
- that the pilot pulled it off the ground too soon. With the short tail
- moment and the flat wing, it should be a snappy model. It will be rebuilt,
- but with a stronger structure holding the wing on.
- So go for it. It builds into a really nice looking plane.
-
- mark
- chaffin@sab45.larc.nasa.gov
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