Failed One Winger At XFC (Video)

[ferocious frankie]

So, carbon fiber breaks too huh?

[evan loves 3d]

damn thats crazy i was flying my friends 1/3 cub and one wing came off i try to hempel it and i was but had to "dump it dude" cause it was heading for the pits.

[evan loves 3d]

hpapilot looks like you had a similiar incident and pulled it off lol.

[3D-Seth]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ferocious frankie
	So, carbon fiber breaks too huh?

Ive seen aluminum tubes snap too . . . yes aluminum. It all happens to any type of tube, we just have to remember that these planes are not indestructable, and need to be careful what we do with them.

Seth

[scalefreak]

	Quote: Originally Posted by evan loves 3d
	hpapilot looks like you had a similiar incident and pulled it off lol.

Yep! I got to see that first hand! RJ was flying his CAP and one wing panel came off. He had a good grasp on the airplane immediately. He had such a good handle on it that he flew around once to set up a better approach. I was very impressed. That was at last years RDRC Fly-For-Tots.

[hpapilot]

	Quote: Originally Posted by scalefreak
	Yep! I got to see that first hand! RJ was flying his CAP and one wing panel came off. He had a good grasp on the airplane immediately. He had such a good handle on it that he flew around once to set up a better approach. I was very impressed. That was at last years RDRC Fly-For-Tots.

Yep! And we're planning to NOT repeat that this year! Lol.

[leeMcCrory]

Serious Bad luck man. The stress of landing a one winger coupled with a croud watching. argh.. Ive had a wing ripp off a 140 sebart funtana. Diddnt make it down safe on its wheels either due to concerns about a few folks in the pitts. If it had been just me n my buddie there i would of hung in there n flown behind me n what ever to save it but alas the audience made me wann dump it on the strip. I landed it flat but the nose ripped off anyhow.lol