I'd appreciate any thoughts on this one............Due to the engine quitting just after take off I ended up tip stalling my Kyosho Osmose whilst trying to avoid the usual obstacles. The resultant impact destroyed the rear horizontal stabiliser seat although the stab was not badly damaged. Unfortunately the damage is such that I have almost no rebuilding reference points to correctly replace the stabilizer relative to the fuselage datum line. Fore and aft dimensions are still evident but the angle of incidence releative to the datum line is impossibe to work out , (I think its slightly negative ie leading edge slightly down). Am I right in thinking that I can establish the datum line starting at the centre of firewall/engine crankshaft/mounting centre, along the fuse, and thru to the rudder verticle post....then refit stabiliser accordingly.

For those not familiar with this model its a Kyosho CPLR design of classic pattern outline but .50 sized, rather than 2 meter. The rest of the airframe is good so it might be worth the effort.

Is it possible to establish the original horizontal stabiliser angle or failing that, rebuild parrellel to an estimate of the datum line ie 'if it looks good then it might well be' sort or thing?.

Apologies if that does n't read clearly.

Thanks Bob Vaughan<br type="_moz" />