Hey, Matt Colan!

[Matt Colan]

This might be a dumb question but on the TP is spinner backplate rubbing the plane?  And have you run the motor on the test stand since these issues started.  That would really tell you alot.  Is it the motor or the plane causing this?

Just a thought.

I thought of that too, and I checked it, and that is not an issue. I felt for vibrations in the airplane when it was running and there weren't any that I could detect with my hands on the nose.

[Eric Viglione]

Yeah, but he keeps saying the engine felt funny when he turned it over by hand after the crash (I'm assuming with engine out of the plane where no spinner will rub).

My guess is that he flat spotted a bearing or ingested some dirt in the inverted pancake. Lots of little things can go wrong, though I doubt the con rod is bent...

Eating up a lot of bandwidth for stuff that would be fairly simple in person. I can imagine your frustration Matt.

On the P40, I've run a lot of ST60 planes... and you have to keep the speed up in the corners. Running it too deep in a 4cycle away from the break and the engine goes kinda dumb on you.
This is fine if you put it in a small, lightweight plane and the motor just torques it's way through everything (like running a 75 in a small plane these days) but the ST60 is not really a powerhouse you can do that with in a plane your size. So... without seeing the run, all I can do is ask if you if the engine is "coming on" for you?

The one picture posted shows a lot of line bow, but that could be a landing for all I know. If it's not, leadouts and tipweight are probably a bit off, and/or lap speeds a bit slow. You might be stalling the outboard tip just carrying a bunch of extra weight for all I know. I'd have to see the stall to know if its a full wing or partial stall.

One last item... but I hate to critique your flying in public (ok judges look the other way, LOL.) So I will email you something seprately. 

EricV

[Matt Colan]

Yeah, but he keeps saying the engine felt funny when he turned it over by hand after the crash (I'm assuming with engine out of the plane where no spinner will rub).

My guess is that he flat spotted a bearing or ingested some dirt in the inverted pancake. Lots of little things can go wrong, though I doubt the con rod is bent...

Eating up a lot of bandwidth for stuff that would be fairly simple in person. I can imagine your frustration Matt.

On the P40, I've run a lot of ST60 planes... and you have to keep the speed up in the corners. Running it too deep in a 4cycle away from the break and the engine goes kinda dumb on you.
This is fine if you put it in a small, lightweight plane and the motor just torques it's way through everything (like running a 75 in a small plane these days) but the ST60 is not really a powerhouse you can do that with in a plane your size. So... without seeing the run, all I can do is ask if you if the engine is "coming on" for you?

The one picture posted shows a lot of line bow, but that could be a landing for all I know. If it's not, leadouts and tipweight are probably a bit off, and/or lap speeds a bit slow. You might be stalling the outboard tip just carrying a bunch of extra weight for all I know. I'd have to see the stall to know if its a full wing or partial stall.

One last item... but I hate to critique your flying in public (ok judges look the other way, LOL.) So I will email you something seprately. 

EricV

Hi Eric,

I remember at the NATS you were commenting about the bow in the lines, and the amount of overhang my grandfather was using.  I've since gotten him to get rid of as much overhang as possible on a Brodak handle (I put my own handle on it when I fly it), and we've trimmed it out much better than where it was at the NATS. There is plenty of line tension on this plane now, and has a good amount of pull everywhere in the pattern (overheads feel like horizontal 8s).

The only time the ST 60 comes into a 2 cycle around 60 degrees. I also got lap times at the beginning of the flight, and they were 5.3. By the end of the flight, lap times went to 5.0.

I look forward to the email 

[Brett Buck]

Yeah, but he keeps saying the engine felt funny when he turned it over by hand after the crash (I'm assuming with engine out of the plane where no spinner will rub).

My guess is that he flat spotted a bearing or ingested some dirt in the inverted pancake. Lots of little things can go wrong, though I doubt the con rod is bent...

   I would be a little surprised about that. The way it hit, the conrod or bearings would be pretty safe. And the Jett uses a prop stud into a stubby crankshaft instead of a crankshaft with a threaded section sticking out, for exactly this purpose - to keep the crank alive after a crash. My first engine went straight into the pavement at about 70 mph at 90 degrees, and the stud bent but the crank was fine.

   But, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

    Brett

[Ted Fancher]

   I would be a little surprised about that. The way it hit, the conrod or bearings would be pretty safe. And the Jett uses a prop stud into a stubby crankshaft instead of a crankshaft with a threaded section sticking out, for exactly this purpose - to keep the crank alive after a crash. My first engine went straight into the pavement at about 70 mph at 90 degrees, and the stud bent but the crank was fine.

   But, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

    Brett

How the heck did that happen?

Ted

[Brett Buck]

How the heck did that happen?

    The details escape me.

     Brett

[minnesotamodeler]

Selective amnesia no doubt...

[Eric Viglione]

I read in the Totally Harmless Information Society of Stunt Underground Conspiracy Knowlegebase Submissions (otherwise known by the unfortunate acronym "T.H.I.S. S.U.C.K.S.") that a pair of sun spots spawned a huge magnetic loop, and the associated cosmic rays that were spawned then intersected with his pilot circle, causing a bit riot.
This obviously flipped several memory bits in his brain (suspected to be a top secret government sponsored positronic replacement unit costing more than the shuttle program and the true reason social security, the post office and NASA is going bust) because he was flying sans tin foil hat that day. This also explains his memory gap of said same event.

The author was unavailable for comment at this time, but experts in this field, who are also coincidentally experts in paranormal phenomena, commented on it's authenicity and accurate portrayal of events, and that it was at least fortunate that he was not permanently addled by this event.

EricV

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We accept only cash with mangnetic strip removed, live ammo, and dried goods barters. Don't look for us, we'll find you."

[Brett Buck]

Selective amnesia no doubt...

   Yeah, but on who's part?

    Brett

[Mark Scarborough]

EricV

"This post sponsored by the TinFoilHat Company of Walla Walla WA. We only use the finest AAA grade of 99.98%  tin in our foil hats.
We accept only cash with mangnetic strip removed, live ammo, and dried goods barters. Don't look for us, we'll find you."

Eric,
since no known affiliation between you and  the Tin Foil Hat company of Walla Walla can be proven , I hear they are now coming looking for you , what I heard was something about defamation of character, or misrepresentation of misrepresentations,, or something,,
that said, what affiliation do you have with
Walla Walla,, thats just a short jaunt from here,,,,

[Eric Viglione]

Walla Walla is home to all the greats...like the Little Giant Vacuum Cleaner Company; Hey, doesn't everyone have an open account at ACME Corporation in Walla Walla? Great delivery service, they'll even deliver to coyote's on the road in the middle of nowhere... as to the frivilous claim of non affiliation, TFH Co of Walla Walla requires no affiliation since they deny they exist publicly (unless you are already a client), therefore have no basis to claim any infringment in the public sector.
EricV

**See what happens when your wife takes forever to get dressed to go out and you have time to kill on the computer? Wimmen! 

[Mark Scarborough]

Ok, you win,, LOL