The wind blew it into a tree. Actually I almost lost it. It flew as well as ever. When it hit the tree the outer
half of one wing sheared off and it lost both ailerons. Hot glue and
reinforced packing tape made the wings good again and I used vinyl tape
to make aileron hinges. It is probably stronger now than it was before
the crash, and I see no difference in the way it flies. Getting it out
of the tree involved climbing high enough to grab a branch and shake it
until the plane slipped out and fell on a lower branch. Then I was able
to get it down to the ground with a 6' length of wooden baseboard we
happened to have in the garage. The canopy, ailerons, and broken bit of
wing were in the street near the tree. Lucky for me nobody had time to
run that stuff over.
The Goldberg glider is ready to cover. I'm not going to use the fancy kit canopy. I've got a motor and ESC and lipo battery for this plane and will equip it with a power pod and pusher prop above the wing center section. Thrust setup will be similar to the dynam gliders.
The Goldberg glider is ready to cover. I'm not going to use the fancy kit canopy. I've got a motor and ESC and lipo battery for this plane and will equip it with a power pod and pusher prop above the wing center section. Thrust setup will be similar to the dynam gliders.
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