Concentration-consecrated

[Harry W. Southwell II]

Ernst makes a very effective and simple servo extension lock. The wire will
break before the extensions part.

Regards
Bill Southwell
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From: "Henderson,Eric" <Eric.Henderson at gartner.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:06 AM
Subject: RE: Concentration-consecrated


perhaps we should make some model Patriot missiles????

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[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Hughes
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:04 AM
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Subject: RE: Concentration-consecrated


I had something similar happen. At the bottom of a loop the hatch came
open and the battery flew out!. The plane continued looping and slowly
drifted towards the parking lot. Luckily it missed all the people and
cars. Not only was the plane a total loss, the engine and most of the
servos were ruined.


> Sorry to hear about Concentration's last flight.  It always hurts no
matter
> what the reason, but especially that you have done so many
> modifications/improvement to the plane; custom modified cowl, moved
canopy
> forward, and OS 160 in the nose, to name few of them.
>
> W-
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:  Henderson,Eric [mailto:Eric.Henderson at gartner.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 8:47 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Concentration-consecrated
>
>
>   I said farewell to my CONCENTRATE a.k.a. FOCUS yesterday. I dodged
a
> bullet yesterday when the elevator-stick-spring snapped during the 1-
1/2
> horizontal snap. An after market spring that I had shortened and
must have
> weakened. The week before my buddy Earl stopped me taking off
without the
> Jesus screw in the wing. I had the engine running and he spotted the
wing
> gap. But every plane has an expiration date on it and mine came due.
>
> The P-03 schedule has 3 1-1/2 snaps in it. I was trying to master
them when
> I, and the guy next to me, heard a "clunk!" coming from the plane. I
rolled
> level, throttled back - but wait nothing! The plane was still at 3/4
> throttle. It flew very straight for a while. Then started a slow
turn over
> the DMV a mile down the road. then I could not see it anymore. THEN
it came
> back into view performing a VERY slowly diving left turn. It almost
made it
> into the open are behind the field. Them it went below the tree line.
>
> The OS 1.60 was running strong and then was gone. I searched for an
hour and
> came back and load up the van to drive around and further back. Just
about
> then the police arrived with a few pieces and a report of an upset
home
> owner. To cut a long story short they had called the police when it
tore
> through five tree tops behind their house. There was debris in the
tops of
> five trees.
>
> The fuselage, or 3/4 of it, is still up there. Later in the day,
Michelle
> and I visited the home owner and gave them a fruit basket for any
concerns
> we may have caused them. They seemed OK, especially the wife, and
they
> understood that this was a very rare occurrence. I'm going back
there today
> to use a line and weight to try and dislodge it if the wind has not
done so
> already.
>
> The police were amused and very helpful in picking up the hundreds of
> pieces. I only hope the home owner does not get militant.
>
> It was clear that the battery had come loose. There was no fail-safe
action
> telling me that there no power was reaching the on board radio
system. The
> pack was in the rear of the fuselage about 10 inches behind the
wing. I had
> taped the connectors together but the moment of the continuous
snapping must
> have eventually disconnected the pack. I must say this was the most
helpless
> feeling I can remember.
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric.
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