who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
05-18-2004, 03:21 PM
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RE: who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
Well here are two pics of my first Trainer, i lost control due to elevator failure and it went to the sea coast, then i turned left and entered in a dive. the plane crashed and went up to the end of the wing in the mud, just minor damage in the nose, the engine flooded with a mixture of sand and some toxic waste and finally after 1 1/2 hour trying to recover the plane from the extremely unstable surface by two guys i hired that were experts in the terrain we recovered the plane, cleaned it with water and dry it with an industrial blower that was a year ago and is still flying wiht a new engine...i have a vid of the rescue i will post if i can find it
05-18-2004, 03:49 PM
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RE: who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
Weston tigershark went in at full power at over 150mph
this picture shows the remains of the pilot, servos and engine.
Engine went into the ground by at least a foot
next picture shows the pilot shown in my avatar after a crash!
this picture shows the remains of the pilot, servos and engine.
Engine went into the ground by at least a foot
next picture shows the pilot shown in my avatar after a crash!
05-19-2004, 04:22 AM
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RE: who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
I stuck my first Dura Plane in so far that my 13 year old nephew couldnt pull it back out . We had to get a tire iron out of the van to dig down for the motor .It wasnt worth digging up any way but we had to look .If it hadnt hit that rock down there it might STILL be going down ..Never have a camera when you need one ..
05-20-2004, 02:53 PM
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RE: who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
Ive seen deeper, but here's one of mine, burried to the wing LE (only thing that stopped it from going deeper was the wing)
05-21-2004, 02:08 PM
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RE: who flys the worlds powerfulest ditch digger?
I planted my Donald 4 Seaplane in the lake, when it was frozen [:@] about a good 5' of ice, so the plane bounced,,, no give in that ice. I posted pics in this forum when it happened. Worst sound I ever heard [X(]
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