[NSRCA-discussion] Serious Torque on the Nose of the Model - RESUBMITTED

[Atwood, Mark]

Agree on the need for a rear brace.  I flew one for a period with only a loose rear brace (tube through the bearing into a cross brace, but just loose fit) and on 2 occasions had the motor get into a harmonic vibration that blew out that rear brace.  The awful noise allowed me to throttle down and land before the whole motor dislodged.  The first time I figured the motor wasn't tight.  The second time I realized no amount of "tight" was going to stop it if the back can move and is unsupported.  Once I put a tight, secure rear brace on, it's been problem free.

Sorry to hear about your situation.  Glad you were able to recover the plane though.

-Mark
Mark Atwood
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On Dec 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, <vicenterc at comcast.net<mailto:vicenterc at comcast.net>> wrote:

I understand that a rear brace is a must for this motor.

Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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