<P>I SORRY!!! Then the Jusus springy thingy. If you didnt use 65lb tension bungy cord as a retainer this would have never happend. </P>
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<P>> Wayne,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> 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.<BR>> <BR>> 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. <BR>> P.S. Where the hell is my canopy!<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Tom<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: Gray E Fowler <BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org <BR>> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 11:06 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: RIP Fed Exd<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Somehow this failure must be "Tom Induced"........<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Gray Fowler<BR>> Principal Chemical Engineer<BR>> Composites Engineering <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> "David Sweatt" <DSWEATT@HOTMAIL.COM><BR>> Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org <BR>> 04/14/2003 10:37 AM <BR>> Please respond to discussion <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org <BR>> cc: <BR>> Subject: RIP Fed Exd <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> For those of you that know me I hve been flying the same beat up > airplane <BR>> for about 2 years built by Doc Hurt that was half-Pursuit and with > Prophecy <BR>> wings. This plane was old and ugly but it flew like gang busters and > we <BR>> called it Fed Ex cause Tom Theurer bought the rights to put Fedral > Express <BR>> decals on it. Will after many hundreds and probably thousands of > flights the <BR>> inner wing tube dicided that is glued inside decided to break loose > and as <BR>> it was doing the two horizontal rolls in the Intermediate pattern it > broke <BR>> loose shedding both wings in flight. Total destruction..the good news > is the <BR>> Gene Maurice special YS 120 is intact and didn't even break the > header. We <BR>> were managing 8800 RPM with a 16-10 prop on this motor. and it runs <BR>> flawlessly thanks to Gene's YS magical wand he waves at them. Thanks > to Tom <BR>> for realizing what was happing and getting the throttle back so engine > <BR>> damage would be minimal. My new Prophecy is setup as of last night and > we <BR>> are ready to have another try. Will be ready for Waco...David Sweatt<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _________________________________________________________________<BR>> MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* <BR>> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus<BR>> <BR>> > =========================> ============<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>> #<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR></P>