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Old 10-15-2004 | 02:52 PM
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twister55
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Default RE: Gremlin maiden flight problem

he heh hee

the madien flight of my gremlin[8D] started out ok ,
threw it upward at 30 deg at full throttle , it slowly climbed then, turned to the right flew nice and very solidly across my field of view

then it disapeared behind some trees [X(], it was too low darn it.[:-]

I tried to turn to the right and bring it back but all I head was a screaming engine whine and then a KRRRRRaaaaack plop mushhh


well it was spring and the field was ozzing wet.. mud packed right into the inside top of the 2 " spinner yuck!! mud every where , but it probably saved the plane--

after the acheological dig in wet spoil to find the bog germlin, I determined the following as contributors to the crash.

airplane combat gremlin engine k&b .20 prop 9X4 full size wing....... 2 inch elevons

the 2 inch elevons were too much , they helped in the initial climb out but when I throtelled back the wing stalled in a nose up attitude... stalling

adding right alieron put it in more of a spin followed by the whinnning engine scream into the kerplop


I could'nt see it behind those darn ed plane eating trees . and I should throlled back to zero ..... oh well only the wing was totaled that time []