Your right about that old Red plane of Lieb's...one leadout not only blew out of that model..but also on the new Blue and White one that I used the original wing from.
That old wing...which wasn't destroyed, so to save time, Hey, all I needed to do was built a brand new fuselage, stab and elavator.
BUT I DIDN'T REPLACE THAT WORN BELLCRANK. DAAA???
Although I replaced the broken leadouts ends (that "didn't look toooooo bad) soOOOO to save rebuilding time and still use that amazingly lightly built original wing which was not too badly damaged..
And after workin' my butt off to meet the SanPoint contest deadline...that new George Lieb special was finished JUST IN THE NICKITY OF TIME at the dawn of the contest at SandPoint.
I could still smell of the sprayed on AeroGloss topcoat clear as I signaled to start the engine for my first morning qualification flight.
ALSO DREW THE FIRST FLIGHT of the day..(with no test flight. If it hadn't been for BAD LUCK, I would'nt had NO LUCK AT ALL!!!
After a smooth take off and beautiful consistantly on rails level laps... I tried to pop that hard snappy downwind 2nd corner STYLE AND PROFILE into inverted flight!
"POW!" I can see still in my mind that big 700+ area'd outboard wing panel, sailing end over end..as the 25mph + wind carried that panel toward the waters of Lake Wa. after the model hit nose first and blew apart...scattering model parts and pieces for a 1/4 of a mile down wind.
Here is that aftermath photo...after I picked up most of the pieces that were left over. OUCH!
Sad ending for one amazing flying machine.
"Again, NO MISTAKES, JUST LESSONS TO BE LEARNED!" (never install a soft aluminum bellcrank without bushing over those saw-tooth like braided steel leadout cables...plus that NO-NO'S OF ALL NO-NO'S...NEVER USE SOLDER ON ANY LEADOUT CABLE ANYWHERE...
Look carefully at this photo...notice that BOTH LEADOUTS FAILED! NOT JUST THE DOWN LINE..SEE THE BELLCRAND LEADOUT TALE TAIL ENDS...STICKING UP OUT THROUGH THE BROKEN SILKSPAN ON THAT INBOARD PANEL?
Here is the repainted original George Lieb built airplane with a new Aero Gloss BRIGHT RED FINISH a reshaped aft end with the tail wheel installed in the sub dorsal below the rudder. I had to add that because of that reeaaaaaaaally light wing loading. However a few weeks later...I removed the offset and it flew very well...that is, until I snagged a Dandy-lion tassle at Carkeek Park and took the nose off..and busted the entire tail section when it free-flighted over the top of the circle and almost hit the tree limbs..I didn't let go of the handle until I yanked itself into the rather hard soil and sparce grass (weeds)...Humm.
THAT HAS TO BE THE REASON THE LEADOUTS AND BELLCRANK TOOK SUCH A HIT and led to another quickeeee rebuild from hell, to make SanPoint only a short time later?
I wonder what George would have though of the way I treated his beautiful old stunter?