uh oh. That wing does not look like it is secure when attacthed to the plane... You sure it doesn't sway?


thanks for the picture

No, it doesn't sway. It's very well secured.

Ken

The wing is solid as a rock on the plane. I've done every aerobatic maneuver I can think of with it and have not problems. I've not heard of any wing failures from normal flying and basic aerobatics at all with the NextStar. If I thought it was weak, I wouldn't fly it, especially since I just put a new $100.00 receiver in it along with my digital servo's.

Hogflyer

Actually , the wing on the Aerobird Extreme is constructed of a foam core with a plastic covering , and the rod you speak of is carbon fiber . This only helps to strengthen the wing , not make it impervious to the type of manouevers you were trying to perform . As the others have said , if you fly any given airplane beyond what it is intended to do , it WILL break ! I started flying with the Aerobird Challenger , and broke several wings by loading them too much in dive-pull outs and flying in too much wind . They are tough planes for sure , and survived MANY crashes while i learned their limits . I proceeded to fly my way through the entire Hobbyzone and Parkzone line of planes , and modded them where needed to increase their strength where needed . I still fly many of them today , but have since graduated to nitro planes . I found out just the other day the strength of the airframe on my Twist . After a session of Blenders , Snap Rolls and other high G manouevers i landed and inspected my plane before the next flight . I found that the fuse had cracked at the rear of the wing saddle , and was only held together by a few splinters , and the Ultracote .[X(] This after wring-out inspection prevented my plane from becoming a statistic , and costing me more money , not to mention sending an accident waiting to happen back into the air . If you are gonna fly like that , you HAVE TO be diligent in your inspections after EVERY flight . Don't mean to sound like i'm preaching , just trying to help a new flier learn quicker , and not the hard way like most of us have .

Oops with the underlining , how did that happen ?[&:]