<DIV> We have a guy at our field that has found planes using an RC Chopper with a video cam attached. There are plenty of guys that have thwm now so this might be a cheap way to find it in the brush. Mike<BR><BR><B><I>Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP <James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">My friend Freddy Hagens in the north west had to rent a helicopter to find<BR>his plane after crash! He found it too, saved new 140L, servos, etc.<BR>Jim<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Keith Black [mailto:tkeithb@comcast.net] <BR>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:10 AM<BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: Angel's Shadow - RIP<BR><BR>Adrian, that's just awful! I'm very sorry to hear of you're loss.<BR><BR>There's no question in my mind that the makers of the Angel's Shadow owe you<BR>a new air frame or a complete refund including shipping costs at the VERY<BR>least!<BR><BR>If you know anyone with an ultralite you might ask them to do an aerial<BR>search just in case the plane didn't actually go into the swamp. They may be<BR>able to see it from up above. In our club we have some guys that fly<BR>ultralites and they've done numerous aerial searches for lost
airplanes in<BR>the overgrown wooded areas.<BR><BR>I would be very interested to see your photos.<BR><BR>Keith Black<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: <ADRIANCWONG@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:49 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Angel's Shadow - RIP<BR><BR><BR>I was out flying with my Angel's Shadow this past Saturday. The plane had<BR>only about 60 flights, and was finally fully trimmed to my liking. On its<BR>fifth flight of the day, while it was on its down wind trim path, the left<BR>top and bottom wing panel suddenly separated and ripped apart in mid air.<BR>The next thing I noticed were the two wing panels floating in mid air in<BR>slow motion, and the rest of the plane rolling onto the far right side of<BR>the embankment.<BR><BR>After I recovered from my initial shock, follow by much cursing in the pit<BR>area, my friends and I set out to retrieve the wreckage. Following a ten<BR>minutes search over a large loose dirt area,
under the rare grueling - 95<BR>degrees - October Californian sun, we recovered the two wing panels. As we<BR>were picking up the wing panels, I remembered noticing a separation on the<BR>leading edge of the right wing panel a month ago; I had promptly applied CA<BR>to cure the problem. At that time, there was no visible problem on the left<BR>wing. However, another friend of mine, who is a fellow Shadow owner, had<BR>informed me that he had noticed the same separation problem on his plane<BR>also.<BR><BR>Unfortunately, following an hour of intensive search, with many cuts by the<BR>tall sage brush, we could not locate the rest of the airplane. Apparently,<BR>there is a huge swamp right next to the tall embankment. With the tall grass<BR>and weeds covering the entire area, it completely swallowed the whole plane.<BR>Not only did I lose the airplane, I couldn't even recover a single piece of<BR>equipment for future use.<BR><BR>Later on that evening, after much beer pounding to ease
my pain, I think I<BR>finally discovered the main reason for the crash. The first thing I noticed<BR>was that the wing broke right next to where the wing tube ends. Apparently,<BR>in order to save weight, the manufacturer installed only three thin foam<BR>spars inside the wing, thus; seriously jeopardize the rigidity of the wing.<BR>Unfortunately, due to the many snapping maneuvers we have in FAI, it<BR>weakened the integrity of the wing over time. Since there was no main spar<BR>to support the wing, the area from the end of the wing tube to the tip of<BR>the wing flexes tremendously. Eventually, it opened up a gap between the two<BR>wing panels (on the leading edge), and the wind did the rest.<BR><BR>I have accepted over the years that all planes have an invisible expiration<BR>date stamped inside. If we keep flying the plane, something will eventually<BR>happen. But, to lose a relatively new airplane due to manufacturer's<BR>negligence, it's pretty hard to swallow. I sincerely
hope this is an<BR>individual case, however, I will strongly urge all Shadow owners to<BR>carefully inspect their airplane.<BR><BR>I have taken some pictures on the wing panels, if anyone is interested,<BR>please contact me off line.<BR><BR>Adrian Wong<BR><BR>Chingbergh Enterprises, Inc.<BR>1555 Lakeside Drive, Suite # 194,<BR>Oakland, CA 94612<BR>Tel: (510)452-1005<BR>Fax: (510)452-0378<BR>E-mail: info@chingbergh.com<BR>www.chingbergh.com<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><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># 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># To
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