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Old 01-18-2004, 10:26 AM
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Default RE: GP DR-1 Fokker set up & sugestions?

This photo shows the damage (repaired prior to recovering) suffered Friday at the Dawn Patrol. In the crosswinds there, while I got her down okay, it started its little groundloop dance, snagged a wingtip and then up on her nose. Results were both lower wing panels let go at the leading edge right where the notch is - the plywood plate at the leading edge stops right there! You can see the very thin rear spars, which are actually just light balsa about 1/8th inch or so thick. The only thing going continuous through the wing are the main spars, and they're pretty light too. Fortunately, the damage is easy to repair, just very frustrating!!![:@]

'til later,

Lee McDuffee
the WinterHawke
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