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<\/a><\/p>\nWicked Wanda:<\/strong> \u00a0Accidentally built with one landing gear leg about a half inch longer than the other. \u00a0Flown several times, still going strong. \u00a0It flies great and is a lot of fun, but it looks wonky on the runway.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Classmate biplane:<\/strong> \u00a0Was completed shortly before the big swap meet in Kansas City. \u00a0Was flown once or twice without incident, then sold at the swap meet, still looking good. \u00a0Obviously this plane made a narrow escape. \u00a0In fact, the engine stopped in flight, and the plane had to land without power.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Telemaster 40 with awesome Monokote:<\/strong> \u00a0Subject of Fixing Mistakes article, with firewall installed backwards, so new holes were drilled. \u00a0Built when no runway was available. \u00a0Sold before being flown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My friend’s Divider:<\/strong> \u00a0This is a perfect plane that has escaped disaster on a technicality. \u00a0My friend discovered a loophole whereby a perfect plane is safe\u00a0if it is a replacement for an identical plane that was totally destroyed in a crash. \u00a0The plane in the photo has flown for hundreds of hours without incident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Super Kaos:<\/strong> \u00a0Spared from further damage after propeller poked hole in wing during first trip to airport. \u00a0After the hole was patched\u00a0the propeller poked another hole on the second trip. \u00a0Many happy flights since then.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Balsa Workbench Primary Trainer: \u00a0<\/strong>As can be seen in the construction sequence, a finger hole was poked through the wing sheeting. \u00a0Also the propeller took off one of the cowl cheeks. \u00a0Many happy flights after repair. \u00a0Plane sold at swap meet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n RCM Basic Bipe:<\/strong> \u00a0This plane’s perfection lasted about 3 flights, then a landing through a funny air current left it with no airspeed about 3 feet up and it plopped. \u00a0Wing bolt plate broke out of the fuselage. \u00a0Now I can fix the bolt plate and fly without worry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wildfire:<\/strong> \u00a0Destroyed 20 seconds into maiden flight. \u00a0Model was in the shadow of a cloud and silhouetted against another cloud which was brightly lit. \u00a0Looking at trim tabs resulted in disorientation, flight path was corrected in wrong direction. \u00a0Plane dove into trees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lazy Ace:<\/strong> \u00a0Destroyed on maiden flight by faulty transmitter battery.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cloud Dancer 20:<\/strong> \u00a0Minor damage on first flight. \u00a0Easily repaired for further stress free flight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cloud Dancer (60):<\/strong> Crashed on third flight due to faulty battery. \u00a0Aft fuselage truss repaired, but scars still barely visible (and doing their job). \u00a0Many happy flights after\u00a0repair.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Buzzard Bombshell:<\/strong> \u00a0Spent a few months upside down in a soybean field. \u00a0When retrieved it was soaked inside and the balsa was like cooked spaghetti. \u00a0Wing was stripped, allowed to dry, and recovered. \u00a0Monokote was removed from the bottom of the stabilizer and a section of the aft fuselage bottom for air circulation, then replaced. \u00a0Since the repairs this plane is unstoppable. \u00a0I’ll probably leave it to my grandchildren.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n RCM Senior Telemaster:<\/strong> \u00a0Flown twice, it suffered from aileron flutter at anything above one quarter throttle due to experimental aileron construction techniques. \u00a0Aileron servos will be moved outboard into the wings, which means tearing into the Monokote and then patching over it. \u00a0I expect no further difficulties after the repairs.<\/p>\n UPDATE: \u00a0Stuffing the Telemaster\u00a0into a 1993 Honda Civic has resulted in quite a few propeller holes poked in the wings. \u00a0After repairs the Monokote looks good but not even close to perfect. \u00a0It’s accumulating a lot of worry-free time in the air.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lazy Ace #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 I accidentally blew a 1\/4″ hole in the turtle deck with a heat gun, and then a broken joint was discovered in the\u00a0fuselage side truss. \u00a0Also I stupidly installed the radio switch in the front cockpit in a very hard to reach location. \u00a0That must be good enough for Murphy, because this plane has a fair amount of flight time on it without mishap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After reading about Murphy O’Dangit, are you wondering\u00a0about the pretty planes in the photos on my website? \u00a0Here’s the inside scoop, and it might make you think a little bit. Wicked Wanda: \u00a0Accidentally built with one landing gear leg about … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n