Post by mythotical on Oct 9, 2009 6:20:07 GMT 1
Had a bad crash while slope flying/gliding in 30mph wind. I was tacking the wind in a high g turn across the hill I was on with the wind when the wind gusted and changed direction while I was fully banked into a turn just 15' off the ground and smashed my SC into the hill perfectly perpendicularly at a ground speed I estimate to be around 60mph.
Only major damage was the fuse had for lack of a better word ejected the battery box and caved in blowing out the port side braking it in 3 pieces and the starboard side in one place vertically down the middle. The prop was intentionally not turning at the time but I still broke both blades off sending one of them flying off landing about 20ft from the crash hole. And yes I finally broke the wing end off of one of my wing struts.
Everything other than that seems to be fine with all 4 servo's working! Not even a dent in the wing or the tail section. The cowl is dented but not at all smashed the firewall is still cracked just as bad as it was from other crashes and that is it.
Now for the question. Can I just graft 1/8" plywood to the inside of the fuse compartment and just plate off the bottom reusing only the battery door? I wanted to add better landing gear and a LiPo anyway. Or should I just eat crow and buy a new fuse?
Well whatever I do, when all is fixed I will still fly it like an airshow, far beyond the design limits.
Only major damage was the fuse had for lack of a better word ejected the battery box and caved in blowing out the port side braking it in 3 pieces and the starboard side in one place vertically down the middle. The prop was intentionally not turning at the time but I still broke both blades off sending one of them flying off landing about 20ft from the crash hole. And yes I finally broke the wing end off of one of my wing struts.
Everything other than that seems to be fine with all 4 servo's working! Not even a dent in the wing or the tail section. The cowl is dented but not at all smashed the firewall is still cracked just as bad as it was from other crashes and that is it.
Now for the question. Can I just graft 1/8" plywood to the inside of the fuse compartment and just plate off the bottom reusing only the battery door? I wanted to add better landing gear and a LiPo anyway. Or should I just eat crow and buy a new fuse?
Well whatever I do, when all is fixed I will still fly it like an airshow, far beyond the design limits.
