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Old 10-21-2002, 10:16 PM
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rc_steve
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Default Damage

Here's a few links (sorry having trouble posting thumbnails here) to the damage my whiplash sustained on Sunday.

http://www.lieblweb.com/RC/Misc/Whiplash_Nose.JPG
http://www.lieblweb.com/RC/Misc/Whiplash_Wrinkle.JPG
http://www.lieblweb.com/RC/Misc/Whiplash_Motor.JPG

Remember, the plane went in on it's nose and left leading edge. And I mean hard. No one could believe it wasn't a pile of high tech composite rubble. A true testament to Aerojet's rugged construction of this model.

I should also point out that I don't believe the problem I had with MY Whiplash is a problem in general. My delta wing inexperience was to blame for my crash, not the design of the plane. When I rolled it (deadstick) on edge and fed in the elevator to groove a turn in hopes of putting it on the runway, it fell from the sky like a hot knife through butter (since that's what it's shaped like)
I now know better and things will be different when I get it (or it's replacement) back in the air.
Thanks for the help guys!