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TAS Foamies · 10-28-2011, 11:08 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by bruno
	Maybe it was scale speed .... Bruno.

scale speed: 90mph

mbacosa · 10-28-2011, 01:20 PM

I was about 20 feet away from the impact point and I can say that it was scary..you don't know where to run and it came down plenty fast for me.

TAS Foamies · 10-28-2011, 03:09 PM

so was my buddy "thefoamflyer"

Shaker · 10-28-2011, 03:28 PM

You guys are hung up on the numbers. The airplane was CAPABLE of 250 mph, it was not flying 250 mph when it crashed.

exeter_acres · 10-28-2011, 03:29 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Shaker
	You guys are hung up on the numbers. The airplane was CAPABLE of 250 mph, it was not flying 250 mph when it crashed.

but I read it on the interweb... so it must be true!

flatspinjim · 10-28-2011, 04:00 PM

It was going plenty fast when he was doing circuts. When the battery packs shifted it shot upwards and lost a lot of it's speed before it came down. Very, very lucky no one got hurt!!

TheTank · 10-28-2011, 06:14 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by acrorc
	Here's a photo of the model before the crash. My understanding was that a possible cause for the crash was that the batteries slipped free from their mount moving the CG back to a point where the model became uncontrolable.

Anyone know who's Stiletto kit this was?

Shaker · 10-28-2011, 06:31 PM

My GUESS would be Diego Lopez.

flatspinjim · 10-28-2011, 06:34 PM

The designer of the plane was the one who was flying it when it crashed. For the life of me I can't remember his name.

DemonAce · 10-28-2011, 09:09 PM

If that was 250mph I've crashed a plane at atleast 500 Haha

solo7656 · 10-28-2011, 09:37 PM

Guys
The plane was supposed to fly at 250mph but it was probably going 100mph before something terribly wrong happened. Anyways, just wanted to post the crash for fun viewing. Glad no one was hurt.

TheFoamflyer · 10-28-2011, 10:28 PM

Ya I was in the stands and me and my dad were about fifteen feet away it landed between us and the rocketry stand all I could here was that whistling sound for the rest of the day

race101 · 10-31-2011, 07:23 PM

Ok guys here are the "closest" facts to date on the Stiletto that went in.

It was a PBM model by Tom Keating. The race version with alky motors can do 240 mph in a dive or more like 210-220 on a level. Tom has won the Unlimited series in the USRA and is one of the best pilots on the circuit- hands down.

The E version Mark had built was probably only able to do around 170- 190 MPH.
These planes are incredibly built and when that Battery pack let loose all that weight went to the aft and it was all over instantly.

How fornuate no one was hurt. Just prooves how dangerous our sport "can" be and how safety precautions need to always be in place. I cant tell ya how glad I was to hear the announcer over the PA telling everyone to "watch out".

TheFoamflyer · 02-13-2012, 10:30 PM

A bit late but heres some ok video of the after math

10-28-2011, 01:20 PM	#17
mbacosa Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,355	I was about 20 feet away from the impact point and I can say that it was scary..you don't know where to run and it came down plenty fast for me. __________________ Michael Bacosa Dalton Aviation YAK 54 with DA-170 & RE3's Futaba 14 MZ

10-28-2011, 03:09 PM	#18
TAS Foamies Poor Gimbals Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 18 Posts: 3,605	so was my buddy "thefoamflyer" __________________ Tomas A. Simatovic Check out our list of TAS Foamies' talented team pilots here: http://tasfoamies.webs.com/team.htm Awesome composite materials and service: ProtechComposites.inc

10-28-2011, 03:28 PM	#19
Shaker Old School Hucker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 45 Posts: 1,494	You guys are hung up on the numbers. The airplane was CAPABLE of 250 mph, it was not flying 250 mph when it crashed. __________________ Doug Cronkhite Team Airtronics Fromeco Scale Avionics

10-28-2011, 06:31 PM	#23
Shaker Old School Hucker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 45 Posts: 1,494	My GUESS would be Diego Lopez. __________________ Doug Cronkhite Team Airtronics Fromeco Scale Avionics

10-28-2011, 10:28 PM	#27
TheFoamflyer TAS FOAMIES Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 268	Ya I was in the stands and me and my dad were about fifteen feet away it landed between us and the rocketry stand all I could here was that whistling sound for the rest of the day __________________ TAS FOAMIES .

10-28-2011, 04:00 PM	#21
flatspinjim Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ft Lupton CO Posts: 2,226	It was going plenty fast when he was doing circuts. When the battery packs shifted it shot upwards and lost a lot of it's speed before it came down. Very, very lucky no one got hurt!!

10-28-2011, 06:34 PM	#24
flatspinjim Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ft Lupton CO Posts: 2,226	The designer of the plane was the one who was flying it when it crashed. For the life of me I can't remember his name.

10-28-2011, 09:09 PM	#25
DemonAce Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 52	If that was 250mph I've crashed a plane at atleast 500 Haha

10-28-2011, 09:37 PM	#26
solo7656 Flyin' Around Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 16	Guys The plane was supposed to fly at 250mph but it was probably going 100mph before something terribly wrong happened. Anyways, just wanted to post the crash for fun viewing. Glad no one was hurt.

10-31-2011, 07:23 PM	#28
race101 Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 44	Ok guys here are the "closest" facts to date on the Stiletto that went in. It was a PBM model by Tom Keating. The race version with alky motors can do 240 mph in a dive or more like 210-220 on a level. Tom has won the Unlimited series in the USRA and is one of the best pilots on the circuit- hands down. The E version Mark had built was probably only able to do around 170- 190 MPH. These planes are incredibly built and when that Battery pack let loose all that weight went to the aft and it was all over instantly. How fornuate no one was hurt. Just prooves how dangerous our sport "can" be and how safety precautions need to always be in place. I cant tell ya how glad I was to hear the announcer over the PA telling everyone to "watch out".

02-13-2012, 10:30 PM	#29
TheFoamflyer TAS FOAMIES Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 268	A bit late but heres some ok video of the after math Attached Files IMG_0541.MOV (1.33 MB, 338 views) __________________ TAS FOAMIES .

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