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Title: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Robert Zambelli on August 22, 2010, 10:43:48 AM

--------------------  this is what happens.   LL~ LL~ (easier to laugh than cry!)

Finally got it trimmed out, making the best flight ever and then had an encounter with my own turbulence.

Bob Z.

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Jim Oliver on August 22, 2010, 11:15:25 AM

On the bright side, it looks like an almost perfect design; just about every part is broken! :o

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: John Stiles on August 22, 2010, 11:46:29 AM

AW Geeeeee! Man that was one nice plane........hate it bad for ya! :'(

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: john e. holliday on August 22, 2010, 12:03:19 PM

Looks easy enough to fix.  Send it to Windy. LL~ LL~ LL~

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Tim Wescott on August 22, 2010, 12:16:26 PM

You certainly had attained some ground speed.  Are you sure you were really out of airspeed?

I had an "incident" this weekend, too, practicing inverted flight.  Good thing I was flying an itty bitty 1/2A throwaway (sob).

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Chuck Feldman on August 22, 2010, 01:30:53 PM

Bob,

We expect better than this from you. Pilots do make errors.

Chuck

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Dave Adamisin on August 22, 2010, 02:14:16 PM

Pull BACK on the stick, make the houses look smaller..........

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Zuriel Armstrong on August 22, 2010, 02:16:15 PM

Bob,

Rebuilt it or make another one.  That was a cool airplane.

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: wwwarbird on August 22, 2010, 03:20:30 PM

 Just consider it part of your re-engineering process to evolve it into a take-apart design. ;D

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Robert Zambelli on August 22, 2010, 03:25:05 PM

Yes, I had lots of ground speed - unfortunately perpendicular to the ground!

No, I cannot rebuild it - it was actually much worse than the pictures show. I saved the flaps and empenage for another design.

Sad to see it go as it was really flying well.

               Bob Z.

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: W.D. Roland on August 22, 2010, 03:43:16 PM

Woah! Robert that sucks.
Actually was the suction from gravity that got it! HB~>

[[had an encounter with my own turbulence.]]
This is a problem with all except one of my airplanes. consecutive loops is where its worst.
The late afternoon practice I get is usually dead calm.
The Shark 45 based airplane seems to not have this problem.

Hate to see this happen to ya and a nice airplane.

David

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Larry Fulwider on August 22, 2010, 04:41:35 PM

For those of you with short memories, here is what Bob lost --  :'(

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=17240.0

       Larry Fulwider

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Bill Little on August 22, 2010, 06:15:36 PM

HI Bob,

I really hate to see that.  It WAS a pretty plane!  Now you can move on, but losing a good one hurts for a while. y1

Bill

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: proparc on August 23, 2010, 12:11:02 PM

So sorry to see you lost one. I know I always joke with Bob, we go back a long ways but, I always like your work, and you never quite know what you are going to make next. Bob is a true builder!!

And a 4 stroke pioneer I might add. H^^

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on August 23, 2010, 03:09:14 PM

Bob,
That is a big loss. Next time you have take the ground magnets out of the airplane.

Seriously, I hope you build another one.

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on August 23, 2010, 03:22:36 PM

Man that stinks.  I know how hard you have been working the kinks out on it. 

On the other hand I can make you a deal on a CARDINETTE - had a recent major "price" hike I'm afraid...!

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: frank carlisle on August 24, 2010, 04:52:48 AM

CraSHING IS THE VERY THING THAT MAKES THIS SPORT SUCH A CHALLENGE. an artist hangs his painting on the wall and it is safe. We build a model and then tempt disaster by flying it.

Title: Re: When you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas all at once -----------
Post by: mike hartung on August 24, 2010, 12:34:45 PM

I know how to spell this one--BUMMER!! Sorry for your loss. :(