Think this can be repaired?    Gallery
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as Guest



Users viewing this topic: none
    Search This Thread  
 
Printable Version



All Forums >> RC Airplanes >> RC Jets >> Turbine Clinic >> JetCat Turbine Direct Support >> Think this can be repaired? Page: [1]

Tower Hobbies Get Coupon Codes Brands  
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Think this can be repaired? - 6/25/2007 6:11 PM   
georbeckha



Posts: 207
Score: 100
Joined: 1/27/2004
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Swartz Creek, MI, USA
Status: offline 		This used to be a P70 (Before it decided it wanted to be friends with the ground)
I am just wondering if anyone thinks if it'd be cheaper to bite the bullet and get a new one rather than send this in for repair?

If anyone is wondering, the largest piece of aircraft left was the rudder/elevator assembly of my Reaction 54.










George

_____________________________

There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams

Hide Signatures
       Post #: 1

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 5:52 AM   
mr_matt



Posts: 8640
Score: 116
Joined: 12/7/2001
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Oak Park, CA,
Status: offline 		First I am sorry to hear about your crash. I have an R54 kit I hope to one day build myself (with a P-70 waiting on it!), it was a nice plane you lost.

Well your ECU is gone, that is for sure. The turbine is hard to tell from that picture, but to me (a lowly online helper) it seems well worth a UPS ground shipment to find out. Your compressor does not look too bad, and generally the very nasty crashes really destroy the compressor.

Anyway I would definitely send it in and hope you have some good karma left after your crash.

Chin up, good luck.



_____________________________

Matt

Hide Signatures

(in reply to georbeckha)
       Post #: 2

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 6:21 AM   
georbeckha



Posts: 207
Score: 100
Joined: 1/27/2004
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Swartz Creek, MI, USA
Status: offline 		Thanks Matt, I'll do that. Should I call and let them know I'm going to send it in?

The R54 was an excelent aircraft. Not 100% sure what happened but I was about 20ft off the ground when it just started a gracefull arc down. I think I lost radio signal. Problem is at 180 mph and 20ft vertical drop, I don't think the failsafe had time to operate or if it did, it was right when it hit.

If you look at the pictures below, you'll see that it hit about an inch off dead center of the front tire of the land owners truck. No damage what so ever to the truck, but the balsa bits and covering and bits of electronics were strewn under the truck and about 10 ft out the other side! I don't know about you, but I don't think my repair skills would be good enough to repait this pile of balsa and ply!!!



It has seen beter days


Thanks again for your help. It is very much appreciated!!
George

_____________________________

There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams

Hide Signatures

(in reply to mr_matt)
       Post #: 3

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 6:45 AM   
georbeckha



Posts: 207
Score: 100
Joined: 1/27/2004
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Swartz Creek, MI, USA
Status: offline 		I forgot to mention, I can spin the impellor blades and they spin free enough, no wobble or noise from the bearings!
I also found the starter motor. It still has the thing that engages the turbine, but the shaft is bent and no plastic case to be found.

_____________________________

There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams

Hide Signatures

(in reply to georbeckha)
       Post #: 4

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 6:53 AM   
JetCatJimmy



Posts: 456
Score: 100
Joined: 3/16/2007
Last Login: 4/4/2013
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: offline 		Man! It looks like you popped off the hub cap ring right off the rim!?!!! I would've had to change my shorts after that crash. Oucha...

_____________________________

Jimmy

Hide Signatures

(in reply to georbeckha)
       Post #: 5

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 7:14 AM   
georbeckha



Posts: 207
Score: 100
Joined: 1/27/2004
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Swartz Creek, MI, USA
Status: offline 		We were lucky there was no fire to. There was Jet Fuel all over the ground and the ECU and RX batteries were busy sitting in that ring shorting out and fizzing etc.
Also, you can see Wood Fuzzies sticking out from between the rim and tire. They were almost impossible to dig outta there.

It isn't as bad as it may seem though. We fly off of a Crop Dusters field who has set asside a little space for us. Off one end of the runway (About 100-200 ft away he has this truck sitting there attached to a roller he uses to flatten his runways) so this little incident was well away from everyone and almost everything.

_____________________________

There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams

Hide Signatures

(in reply to JetCatJimmy)
       Post #: 6

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 7:32 AM   
causeitflies



Posts: 1457
Score: 120
Joined: 1/1/2003
Last Login: 6/18/2013
From: Steubenville, OH, USA
Status: offline 		Put it all in a bag, wait a few days and go back to it. It's never as bad as it first looks

_____________________________

Mark P
An Expert has made every mistake - A Master has made every mistake twice

Hide Signatures

(in reply to georbeckha)
       Post #: 7

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 11:04 PM   
jclittle


 

Posts: 705
Score: 100
Joined: 11/15/2002
Last Login: 6/9/2013
From: Suwanee, GA, USA
Status: offline 		George very sorry about your loss, perhaps I should have used more Hysol when I built it! Hey it was a great plane for me and I'm glad to see that you enjoyed it as well. Build another one or make the step up! Regards, Jim

Hide Signatures

(in reply to georbeckha)
       Post #: 8

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/26/2007 11:38 PM   
Jet Lag


 

Posts: 513
Score: 100
Joined: 2/21/2002
Last Login: 9/17/2012
From: Somewhere, FL, USA
Status: offline 		Yeah,right on,don't waste your time

Hide Signatures

(in reply to causeitflies)
       Post #: 9

RE: Think this can be repaired? - 6/29/2007 6:51 AM   
Jbradley


 

Posts: 43
Score: 100
Joined: 3/5/2002
Last Login: 6/11/2013
From: Athens, GA, USA
Status: offline 		Told you not to build that with your daughters glue sticks Jim !!

HAHA

Hide Signatures

(in reply to Jet Lag)
       Post #: 10

Page:   [1]
All Forums >> RC Airplanes >> RC Jets >> Turbine Clinic >> JetCat Turbine Direct Support >> Think this can be repaired?
Page: [1]





Jump to:


 
Google 



Search | Marketplace | Event Calendar | Local Clubs | Magazine | Product Ratings | New Products | Discussion Forums

Photo Gallery | Instructor Search | Field|Track|Marina Search

Advertisers | Hobby Vendor Resources | Rate Manufacturers | Sign In/Sign Up

SITE MAP!   : :   FORUM RULES

RC Universe is a service of Internet Brands, Inc. Copyright © 2001-2013.

Charities we support that also need your help
Yorkie Rescue | Humane Society | ASPCA | Crohn's-Colitis America


0.453RCU1