Graupner Terry wing break
06-16-2003, 03:41 AM
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Graupner Terry wing break
I bought a Graupner Terry from Hobby Lobby and I has just completed it and gotten a few flights and all seemed good. On my 3rd flight I was flying by and at about 100 ft in the air the wing snapped. I have no idea why it snapped. Why would it just snap apart on a non-user-assembled part of the plane. Does anyone know if theres anything I can do about this, possible replacement. Has anyone ever had this problem before.
06-16-2003, 03:47 AM
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Graupner Terry wing break
Unless you were really abusing the thing, I'd contact them about it. A friend of mine has a Terry, and it seems to have held up pretty well for quite a while. Maybe it was just a bad wing.
06-16-2003, 01:12 PM
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Hmmmmmm.......
Hey Helicopter34,
I have a Terry, which I have abused the heck out of, and the wing has held up fine.
I will get it smoking in a downhill speed run, then pull a HARD snap roll !! You can see the wing flex a lot.
I DID add a piece of light weight "prism" type tape to the bottom of the wing from tip to tip.
Mostly I did it to help out in the visibility department, but I am sure it must help the wing a little structurally.
My guess is you have either a bad wing, or maybe it got cracked somehow(shipping maybe?)
Give Hobby Lobby a call, good chance they will send you a new one---reputable company.
Pud
I have a Terry, which I have abused the heck out of, and the wing has held up fine.
I will get it smoking in a downhill speed run, then pull a HARD snap roll !! You can see the wing flex a lot.
I DID add a piece of light weight "prism" type tape to the bottom of the wing from tip to tip.
Mostly I did it to help out in the visibility department, but I am sure it must help the wing a little structurally.
My guess is you have either a bad wing, or maybe it got cracked somehow(shipping maybe?)
Give Hobby Lobby a call, good chance they will send you a new one---reputable company.
Pud
06-17-2003, 04:10 PM
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The sent me email back and they were very helpful. They sympathized with my situation and worked out a deal for me. I will definitely order from them again in the future.
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wing replacement
HL catalog #41 on pg 47 lists replacement wing @ $25.50
(pt # gr62353) but look at fixing it first. If you have enough pieces in tact to epoxy back together try adding a strip of fiberglass packing tape along span.
good luck
(pt # gr62353) but look at fixing it first. If you have enough pieces in tact to epoxy back together try adding a strip of fiberglass packing tape along span.
good luck
