Archive for May, 2010
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Pike Perfect Fuselage and elevator. The tail boom is approximately 30 inches long from the back of the wing saddle to the front of the elevator. Behind the wing saddle it is oval - about 50X35mm and at the front of the elevator it is close to round with a diameter of 25-27mm.
Sorry it took a couple of days to get the photos, my daughter has my digital camera so I had to resort to my iphone...(took me a day or so to think of that since I was waiting for my camera back.)
Sorry it took a couple of days to get the photos, my daughter has my digital camera so I had to resort to my iphone...(took me a day or so to think of that since I was waiting for my camera back.)
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Small wrinkle in skin on right elevator top and bottom. Very hard to photograph. I flew this for a couple of months with full pedal launches with no problem. -
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Rudder has window cut in it. Original damage was from catching elevator on winch line with over aggressive ping. Tore the skin slightly when the bellcrank came loose. Had to open it up to put bell crank back in pivots. -
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Window opened up. Was just glued back together and filled. Worked fine until a hard dork broke the filler and skin glue. Should have glassed it and it would have been fine. This is an easy repair. -
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You can see the damage...all cosmetic though, it's structurally sound, I flew this for months with no issues. Only reason I changed was going to 2.4. -
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Damage to leading edge of right elevator from winch line. I flew it for a long time with just a piece of tape on it so it's structurally sound and is a simple repair.
