I crashed my brothers R/C Airplane a couple hours ago. I was pulling out of a loop and experienced catastrophic failure of the airframe. The metal wing tube failed and the wings folded back. It looked sureal, like in slow motion all the way down. Boom. It hit hard enough to rupture the fuel tank and break the engine. The nose cone was 4" into the earth and the prop was broken in two. The fuselage was flattened up to the cockpit and the radio gear along with lots of broken balsa and the nose gear was strewn across the grass.
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Tracy
2002 C5 M6 Convertible
1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
Current Mods:
SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids
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sorry i had to do that, that blows tho.2009 Honda Civic EX- the daily beater
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You broke it you pay for it. Did your brother know you were playing with his toy an did he tell your dad.
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I'm sorry, I didn't take any pictures of the wreck. He was there, saw it happen and knows it was not pilot error. Needless to say, I purchased a replacemt for him anyhow.Tracy
2002 C5 M6 Convertible
1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
Current Mods:
SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids
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haha..... I've done that with 4 different planes. A P-40 Warhawk, a P-51 Mustang, an A-7 Corsair and an F4U Corsair. Each time the resulting death spiral was awesome.
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who died?..dont tell me it was the tooth fairy!
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2008 C6, M6, LS3, Corsa Extreme C/B, (it flys) & 2008 Yukon loaded (Titanic), 03 Ford Focus..everydaydriver.
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No, not the tooth fairy!! I'm not sure if Joe puts pilots in his models or not. The one that bit it today was just a trainer. My bro's stunt plane has spiderman posed in the cockpit. Someday, spiderman is going to die. That airplane is on its 3rd life already.Originally posted by wolfdogsTracy
2002 C5 M6 Convertible
1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
Current Mods:
SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids
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Originally posted by Joe 1320
remind me to stay away from you when you fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
97 ws6 6sp 40k miles 355 cubes strange s 60 rear 373 gears. other stuff! 360rwhp
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ah well, its all part of the r/c experience. To bad it was totalled but the next one will be better.
Greg W. in West Michigan
1992 Formula WS6-A/R Rims, Stock L05 swap, Former Abuse Victim
1983 Z28-Parts car- *Sold*
1984 Z28-305 HO Auto *Sold*
1986 Camaro-V-6 5Spd *Sold*
1984 Camaro-V-6 Auto *Sold*
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Some of mine have pilots, usually I'll do that with warbirds rather than anything high performance where weight is kept to a minimum. I even have a perfect sized Kermit the Frog that takes a flight now and then in an A-10 Thunderbolt.
Nah.... only the pilots are in danger.Originally posted by thomasremind me to stay away from you when you fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hahaha
97 ws6 6sp 40k miles 355 cubes strange s 60 rear 373 gears. other stuff! 360rwhp
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2006 GMC Denali 6.0 AWD!!!! hersComment
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I crashed my $650 T-Maxx last week. It's a Nitro 4X4. I have it pretty well modded, and it does about 55 mph now.
I was at 3/4 throttle in the parking lot of a school next to me. I had it going at a good clip, and started to slow down so I could pull it up the rmp to the sidewalk. Not exactly sure what happened, but on the way up the ramp, the front right wheel caught the edge of the curb (one of those big, square curbs). It threw the truck into an end over end flip in the air until it was interupted by a flag pole. The entire front suspension was destroyed.
I bought all the parts this weekend. Spent more becuase I went with higher quality parts. Dropped $200 on just the front suspension, but the A-arms are warrantied for life against breakage (Each wheel has two A-arms).
Sorry for the crash, Tracy. It's an expensive hobby, but now you have an awesome story to carry with you.SOLD: 2002 Trans Am WS.6 - Black on Black - 6 Speed
SLP Loudmouth Exhaust
17K Miles
2005 Acura TL - Silver on Black
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Been there, done that. I had the whole eppinage of my UCD .65 rip off about 45ft in the air.. KINDA controlled it with the ailerons on the way down, was able to hit the ground flat like a pancake, but still split the fuse in two. Didn't break any electronics/motor though
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I agree........ worthless without pics. Since I don't have any carnage on film, I guess that it's time to sacrifice something for just such a purpose.Originally posted by BlazerYou broke it you pay for it. Did your brother know you were playing with his toy an did he tell your dad.
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