RE: Debonair finished
Villa,
I know the servo direction was correct, I checked during preflight about four times; comes from taking off a quickee 500 racer with them backward. Up and then down, and the day of racing finished. I have not had a chance to plug the servo in and see if it was still working. It was an old servo so it is possible that it did fail (it was an old Futaba S38 from way back in 87.)
I did not think that the ailerons were especially stiff, though it is possible that the servo did not have enough ummph to drive the ailerons under load.
It will be rebuilt and I will put a different servo in the wing. Unfortunately I have not had time to mess with it since the crash and it is still in the trunk of my car. Tonight will not be any different, as I have something else that I have to do.
What is the longevity of an MDS engine encased in mud? [8D]
I may have to get a scale just so I know what the weight is. When compared to a 3 1/2 pound Q-500, it is a brick.
Doug