So Crashed Model Huh Fiorenze ave ever really EN bad days flying field day N something worked very hard construct disintegrates before eyes . Floridas 1993 Jets Over Deland event Charlie Trivits bad days February 1994 59 Rebuild UBob flying Yellow Aircraft twin-engine F-14 Tomcats formation midair collision occurred resulting loss models right vertical fin aircraft immediately lost yaw stability proceeded flat spin can imagine rest story After helping Charlie land model safely inspected damage wing forward much aircraft intact first glance would think would giving garbage man present Monday morning However few simple techniques fiberglass aircraft can actually easier rebuild balsaframed aircraft crash damage happened mostly forward center gravity After repairing damage rebalancing found remove nose weight achieve original balance end F-14 balanced less ballast same 24 pounds Fortunately have use technique repairing fiberglass models often have found process goes amazingly fast Rebuilding F-14 took 18 days Thats far better six nine months required build new model oes go quickly take time carefully ructure before doing cosmetic work aportant pick up piece model same way put ar-most structural damage work hairline cracks type damage discovered early repair er fiberglass parts reinforcing body work follows might sound like ut save much time having lining up inlets nose gear plywood mounting plates require bit time Considerable time also goes locating servos control cables valves battery mounting receiver hold-downs Much work went initial design construction will completed rapidly Use good judgment evaluating damage Items such broken wing spars fractured fins may require extra reinforcement possibly replacement Dont afraid use materials such carbon fiber various weights fiberglass cloth reinforce structural members expensive balsa plywood materials much stronger used properly Remember piecing puzzle back together make haste slowly uary 1994 61
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/02
Page Numbers: 59, 60, 61
So Crashed Model Huh Fiorenze ave ever really EN bad days flying field day N something worked very hard construct disintegrates before eyes . Floridas 1993 Jets Over Deland event Charlie Trivits bad days February 1994 59 Rebuild UBob flying Yellow Aircraft twin-engine F-14 Tomcats formation midair collision occurred resulting loss models right vertical fin aircraft immediately lost yaw stability proceeded flat spin can imagine rest story After helping Charlie land model safely inspected damage wing forward much aircraft intact first glance would think would giving garbage man present Monday morning However few simple techniques fiberglass aircraft can actually easier rebuild balsaframed aircraft crash damage happened mostly forward center gravity After repairing damage rebalancing found remove nose weight achieve original balance end F-14 balanced less ballast same 24 pounds Fortunately have use technique repairing fiberglass models often have found process goes amazingly fast Rebuilding F-14 took 18 days Thats far better six nine months required build new model oes go quickly take time carefully ructure before doing cosmetic work aportant pick up piece model same way put ar-most structural damage work hairline cracks type damage discovered early repair er fiberglass parts reinforcing body work follows might sound like ut save much time having lining up inlets nose gear plywood mounting plates require bit time Considerable time also goes locating servos control cables valves battery mounting receiver hold-downs Much work went initial design construction will completed rapidly Use good judgment evaluating damage Items such broken wing spars fractured fins may require extra reinforcement possibly replacement Dont afraid use materials such carbon fiber various weights fiberglass cloth reinforce structural members expensive balsa plywood materials much stronger used properly Remember piecing puzzle back together make haste slowly uary 1994 61
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/02
Page Numbers: 59, 60, 61
So Crashed Model Huh Fiorenze ave ever really EN bad days flying field day N something worked very hard construct disintegrates before eyes . Floridas 1993 Jets Over Deland event Charlie Trivits bad days February 1994 59 Rebuild UBob flying Yellow Aircraft twin-engine F-14 Tomcats formation midair collision occurred resulting loss models right vertical fin aircraft immediately lost yaw stability proceeded flat spin can imagine rest story After helping Charlie land model safely inspected damage wing forward much aircraft intact first glance would think would giving garbage man present Monday morning However few simple techniques fiberglass aircraft can actually easier rebuild balsaframed aircraft crash damage happened mostly forward center gravity After repairing damage rebalancing found remove nose weight achieve original balance end F-14 balanced less ballast same 24 pounds Fortunately have use technique repairing fiberglass models often have found process goes amazingly fast Rebuilding F-14 took 18 days Thats far better six nine months required build new model oes go quickly take time carefully ructure before doing cosmetic work aportant pick up piece model same way put ar-most structural damage work hairline cracks type damage discovered early repair er fiberglass parts reinforcing body work follows might sound like ut save much time having lining up inlets nose gear plywood mounting plates require bit time Considerable time also goes locating servos control cables valves battery mounting receiver hold-downs Much work went initial design construction will completed rapidly Use good judgment evaluating damage Items such broken wing spars fractured fins may require extra reinforcement possibly replacement Dont afraid use materials such carbon fiber various weights fiberglass cloth reinforce structural members expensive balsa plywood materials much stronger used properly Remember piecing puzzle back together make haste slowly uary 1994 61