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Old 11-18-2008 | 07:19 PM
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From: St-Nicolas, QC, CANADA
Default Very Bad, CMP AT-6 Texan

I have bought last winter from NitroPlanes a CMP AT-6 Texan and I did 6 flight of 10 minutes. On the last flight I was straight and level and the fiberglass mid-section of the wing fold in flight. The tip off each wing almost thouch together. Nothing I could do to prevent this because it's impossible to see what's inside that portion off the wing. It is simply and baddly built because there is no plywood former and even No main spar, only cheap balsa ribs cover with fiberglass.
This specific section is structural, it has to take all the weight and stress off the aircraft and it's the weakes one. Of corse my Zenoah 26ei was badly hurt in the crash like other parts. I’m realy sad because I had nothing to do whit that crash and also because that plane was flying very well. I did send emails with pictures to CMP and they simply dind’t reply to me. Nitroplanes told me that there was nothing to do and that the were sorry, WOW! That is what the call customers support!
One member of my flying club crash a Top Flite Staggerwing on is first flight. He than discover that the CG on the plan was roung. He did contact Top Flite explaning the situation, Top Flite approved and they send him and other plane for free, that's customer support!

If you think about buying a CMP AT-6 Texan, THINK AGAIN because it’s not built to last.

Many thank's China Model Production I will remember you!

Bruno Roberge
Quebec, Canada

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