ORIGINAL: Twin_Flyer
By bad landing I meant a bad, not crash, landing. pretty much how you explained everything but a crash.
A lot of weight in that plane but with your explanation of another plane with minimal side effects, have to say I'm very surprised that's all that happened.
The lack of damage might have a lot to do with how the plane was built, quality of the work in general actually.
Once again, says a lot about the builder, and flyer, as well!
Bill S.
Bill......thanks for the compliments..........a good glue joint does go a long way. But a smart pilot wouldn't have been flying in those conditions.......I was one of the very few who flew that round (I learned a valuable leson!)
You are correct though....... as the weight increases so does kinetic energy and at some point we will all wish we had a good functioning landing gear instead of a rigid one. As for this kit, the designer has chosen rigid - but that doesn't mean the individual kit builders can't modify their own build - shoot - look how Paul made his gear. Like always, in the end its builder's choice.
Cheers,
Art