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Old 01-01-2004 | 07:31 PM
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Madd_Maxx
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Default RE: how to - wing repair?

rbfoley:

I had the same thing happen with my fighterbird....dirtnap and the prop took a bite outta my wing. All you need to fix it is some wide clear packing tape (like large scotch tape). I actually used some priority mail tape that was 2" wide and was very light and thin. After the repair I flew my fighterbird with the repaired wing for quite a while untill I got caught in a thermal with it and the wing folded in half on a banked turn trying to loose altitude. Actually it was kind of funny...the thing did the tightest spiral I've ever seen all the way from well over 500' to nose buried in the dirt. Needless to say that was the last time that bird ever made it into the air....motor mount got bent so bad it wouldn't climb after hand launch no matter how much power you added.

Give the tape a try it works !!

Madd_Maxx