RIP Fed Exd

[Tom Theurer]

Wayne,


No outer wing bolts on that plane it used a spring inside the fuse that was still intact. The right wing panel looked like it broke in the air causing the wingtube failure in the fuse.

As for Gray, HELL no it was not my fault!!  Just kidding it was an ugly crash and I wished it did not happen but Fed Ex has lived a long time and given Dave and I many great flights and won plenty of contests so we have no regrets. 
P.S. Where the hell is my canopy!


Tom

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gray E Fowler 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 11:06 AM
  Subject: Re: RIP Fed Exd



  Somehow this failure must be "Tom Induced"........



  Gray Fowler
  Principal Chemical Engineer
  Composites Engineering 


       "David Sweatt" <dsweatt at hotmail.com> 
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        04/14/2003 10:37 AM 
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  For those of you that know me I hve been flying the same beat up airplane 
  for about 2 years built by Doc Hurt that was half-Pursuit and with Prophecy 
  wings. This plane was old and ugly but it flew like gang busters and we 
  called it Fed Ex cause Tom Theurer bought the rights to put Fedral Express 
  decals on it. Will after many hundreds and probably thousands of flights the 
  inner wing tube dicided that is glued inside decided to break loose and as 
  it was doing the two horizontal rolls in the Intermediate pattern it broke 
  loose shedding both wings in flight. Total destruction..the good news is the 
  Gene Maurice special YS 120 is intact and didn't even break the header. We 
  were managing 8800 RPM with a 16-10 prop on this motor. and it runs 
  flawlessly thanks to Gene's YS magical wand he waves at them. Thanks to Tom 
  for realizing what was happing and getting the throttle back so engine 
  damage would be minimal. My new Prophecy is setup as of last night and we 
  are ready to have another try. Will be ready for Waco...David Sweatt





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