Before (Crash) and After (ReBuild) Pics

[JDCochran]

I'd like to see before/after crash then after re-build pics.

I don't have any to contribute (yet). I usually don't take pics of the carnage - the walks of shame are bad enough.

I have re-built many fuses from the wing LE to the nose, though.

I think I'd enjoy seeing the craftmanship of a good re-build; learning what you learned in the re-build; and seeing to what lengths others go to re-construct a dearly-departed friend.

Love this forum, by the way. Makes me feel more human.

-- John

[ejett]

I posted a thread here regarding a Goldberg Eaglet. Hope it is the kind of thing you were looking for.

I'm gonna be packing my digital cam to the flying sites from now on.

EJ

[JDCochran]

This one?

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=273664

Nice writeup and re-build.

Thanks,

John

[ejett]

Yep. That's it. - EJ

[Paranoia]

My B-25 28" wing Guillow, Before Crash and Foamy rebuild :D :( :D

[jcromain]

I have rebuild and strenghtened the wing and changed the wheels.


I crashed again last tuesday and I going to repair tomorrow.

New wheels again (bigger) and new engines more powerful (brushless home made by my wife :cool: )

[Cary Reeves]

This may not be fair. I have had lots of practice doing this :D .

Cub after pole stike and after grafting on new front end. I have a cowl I made but I don't fly with it much b/c I have been experimenting with various motor/prop combos and like to monitor motor temp at landing. I also added back the gear from an earlier version during this rebuild.

[JDCochran]

Good stuff. Keep 'em coming. B25 was a sweet re-build. Many would have trashed that one.

Thanks!

-- JDC

[mike50]

The first picture is a Bridi T-20 awaiting its maiden flight (26 years after it was built). The second picture shows the T-20 crashed into a tree. The third is the remains on the ground. And the final picture shows the rebuilt T-20 in the air.

Mike

[hopsterguy]

The first picture is a Bridi T-20 awaiting its maiden flight (26 years after it was built). The second picture shows the T-20 crashed into a tree. The third is the remains on the ground. And the final picture shows the rebuilt T-20 in the air.

Mike


Wow... was it a display model or was it "fear of flying" that kept it grounded for so long? Looks like an awesome rebuild!!

-Steve

[JDCochran]

Mike -- it's amazing how the wings pop off on rubber-banded hold downs. If not for this, I'd have trashed a few of mine many times. Good-looking re-build. -- JDC

[mike50]

Wow... was it a display model or was it "fear of flying" that kept it grounded for so long? Looks like an awesome rebuild!!

-Steve

When I built it in 1977 I had never flown anything bigger than a Q-Tee with a Cox .049 so I thought I would wait until I got some more experience. Then I moved and it got stored away and I never thought about it much until I "discovered" it again last year. I'd flown lots of planes in the intervening years so I had no trouble flying it.

Unfortunately, when I built it in 1977 I had used pinned hinges on the ailerons and failed to secure the pins. On the maiden flight last year the hinge pins on the left aileron vibrated out, resulting in the crash into the tree you see here.

Mike

[mike50]

Mike -- it's amazing how the wings pop off on rubber-banded hold downs. If not for this, I'd have trashed a few of mine many times. Good-looking re-build. -- JDC

Yes, I was pretty surprised that wing had almost no damage. Just one small chunk out of the leading edge and some ripped monokote.

You may notice in the picture up in the tree that the rubber bands actually didn't let go. The wing pulled the back of the fuselage away with it.

Mike

[maux]

thats a shame about the trainer, ive had an aileron come out on a formosa twice, fortune is that the formosa flys pritty ok w/ one aileron working and the other sticking straght up....

[2bent]

Ouch!! some of those must've really hurt. I just had a "mishap" on the first flight of my new Mountain Models Tantrum. Fell straight down from about 25 feet onto hard dirt. Since fixed it, moved the CG back, and straightend a warp I noticed in the wing. Now it is a VERY nice plane to fly. After this I think balsa is actually EASIER to repair than foam as long as you have all the parts. Foam crumples and compresses, but to me balsa just seemed like a jigsaw puzzle to put back together.

[Hogster]

What was the actual damage after the crash? Was the wing ok?

Nice rebuild! :)

[2bent]

Thanks!
I didn't take a picture until after I sorted out the damage, but the balsa parts in the nose shattered and split, the motor mount ply parts split in half, motor gearbox destroyed. The motor itself is okay, didn't even break the prop! Wings were OK, only needed alittle CA in the mounts. Canopy and battery mount needed to be fixed, as the battery flew forward during impact. All the other electronics survived just fine.

[livinma1]

Before
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=230531&stc=1

After

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231752&stc=1

I glassed it and currently painting.