Dennis,

I have been known to stretch the truth every now and again. but in this case it is "mostly" the truth. If you get a chance to see combat you will know that it is not uncommon to see a mid air in which one or both of the planes come flying out. Most of the planes scoot along at 80 to 90mph and will flat spin when hit in the wing. Most of the time there is some damage but usually it is minimal. I have flown one wing in two contests with 20 mid airs with the last one retiring the wing. Most love taps happen at about 85 mph but we have survived head on crashes also. The point is that we use rubber bands to allow the wing to move out of the way during the impact and the move back where it should be after the impact. These birds are tough and I have seen a great many fly away from a head on collision.

Bob