RE: Building a Top Flite GE 1/8 scale F4U Corsair
Well, took her to the field today. I made two different takeoff runs. The first one, the tail left the ground, then she nosed over into the dirt. Brought her back, restarted her, and went for another run. This time, I held full up elevator to keep the tail down and nose up. Unfortunately, I held it too long and she took off, promptly stalled and torque rolled. Left wing tip hit the dirt and snapped that panel off of the center section right along the joint where the wing tip was glued on. The 1/16" ply spar joiners snapped in half. The rest of the joint separated at the epoxy lines. I've got the video uploaded here:
[link=http://www.rcuvideos.com/item/70R51T1005303MY4]TF Corsair Maiden Crash[/link]
I've given it a critical look over and she shouldn't be too hard to repair. The wost part is going to be redoing the finish!!
Tom