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10-29-2006, 08:02 PM
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Super Contributer
 
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Jeff in free
what happend to Jeffs plane on sunday
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10-29-2006, 09:29 PM
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Tony Quist
 
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Location: Glendale, AZ
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Re: Jeff in free
The wing ripped off of the wing tube. The wing was bolted on. And yes Bill Hempel went up to him after and told him how to land with one wing.
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10-29-2006, 10:27 PM
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RC 'Aholic!
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Re: Jeff in free
Jeff who? Any video??
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10-29-2006, 10:47 PM
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Super Contributer
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Re: Jeff in free
jeff szeuber
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10-29-2006, 11:00 PM
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RC 'Aholic!
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Re: Jeff in free
Oh man that sucks. Looks like he still finished 5th. Good for him.
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10-29-2006, 11:15 PM
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Re: Jeff in free
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Re: Jeff in free
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10-30-2006, 05:12 AM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: Jeff in free
And a real quality guy along with his brother Matt.... They are certainly 2 of the AWESOME Team FUTABA Guys!!!! |
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10-30-2006, 01:28 PM
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Put some Bling on that thing
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Re: Jeff in free
I will second that!!!!!! Jeff and Matt are always a first class act. Too bad about the airplane, The CA wings don't have a tube stop in them and the directions don't mention it. I didn't think about it on mine when I was building it but realized the problem before I flew it. The wing tube can shift to one side and then it has no support on the other side at the end. The result can be a lost wing. My fix was to put a couple of hose clamps on the phenolic in the fuse and clamp the tube in place. if you have a CA make darned sure you center the wing tube and make sure it stays in place. Shawn |
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10-30-2006, 01:38 PM
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Sink Stinks!!
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Location: Orange County, CA
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Re: Jeff in free
My CA has a hose clamp on it as well.
One thing that amazes me with this type of wing tube on a foam wing. We learned years ago, back when gliders first used bagged wings, to lay in a triangle of CF tow/mat from the root with the tip/apex extending past the end of the wing tube. Adds virtually no weight, but immense strength. Something to think about for you guys that do foam wings. Sandwich it between the wood and foam and you will have to work VERY hard to fail the wing. Before doing this the type of failure Jeff had was commonplace for gliders on launch.
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10-30-2006, 02:03 PM
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Catch Me If You Can
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Re: Jeff in free
What was determined to be the cause of the wing departing? Out of curiosity who's kit was it?
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10-30-2006, 02:18 PM
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Super Contributer
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Re: Jeff in free
i think it was an airwild kit
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10-30-2006, 02:22 PM
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If you can't HUCK it BLING IT!
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Re: Jeff in free
airwild 35% 260.
Jeff did do a good job crashing to minimize damage though.
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10-30-2006, 02:35 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
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Re: Jeff in free
Shawn, just to be clear I think the plane was a Airwild Extra and not a CA Extra.
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10-30-2006, 03:24 PM
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Catch Me If You Can
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Re: Jeff in free
Is there video of the incident? Also I don't find a 35% 260 on airwild's site was this a new model for them?
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