Terryscustom
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LOL It did didn't it!!! Sort of a bang followed by the BRRRRRRRRT! If it wouldn't have had foam core wings there would have been a lot more noise (and trash bags) involved.
Prop failure....... Have you had one??
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Bemeson
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Terry,
I had one do the very same thing. When I landed the plane the cowl, and front third of the plane was pretty messed up I assume from vibration. Part of the prop hub was still on the plane and it appeared to be as the prop bolts had loosened, but its hard to tell as so little of the prop was still attached. We found the prop but it was it many small chunks. Mine was a Xoar 23X8 laminated. What type of prop was it.
Brian
I had one do the very same thing. When I landed the plane the cowl, and front third of the plane was pretty messed up I assume from vibration. Part of the prop hub was still on the plane and it appeared to be as the prop bolts had loosened, but its hard to tell as so little of the prop was still attached. We found the prop but it was it many small chunks. Mine was a Xoar 23X8 laminated. What type of prop was it.
Brian
ThePledge
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Haha, sadly for the plane that A-10 cannon is a surprisingly close approximation. The plane basically turned into a speaker turned up about 10x past the failure point. I think it would have killed just about anything.
Wings looked rock solid though
Ohio AV8TOR
Just Do It
Wow - crazy gyroscopic loads I guess. Great save.
Jetpainter
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I never seen a big one let go, but I've seen it on a quikie 500 back in the day, that was ugly. And another on an OS120. That airplane was repairable but just barely.
The only bigger ones Ive seen had help. One lost a spinner first and the other was one of the A$$hat FOGs at the field that bounced one so bad on take off it hit the prop took off a chunk and he never got off of full throttle. That one was spectacular! It shed pieces until the whole motor box came out and it all hit the ground. You never have a camera going when you need one.
The only bigger ones Ive seen had help. One lost a spinner first and the other was one of the A$$hat FOGs at the field that bounced one so bad on take off it hit the prop took off a chunk and he never got off of full throttle. That one was spectacular! It shed pieces until the whole motor box came out and it all hit the ground. You never have a camera going when you need one.
Terryscustom
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I was not going to post pics, just a discussion so please remember one thing no brand or company blasting!! Also please don't blast me for my setup, I experiment with crazy stuff all the time, just part of the hobby for me so $#!t can happen and I accept the responsibility on that. This thread is purely for educational purposes.
So yes the air-frame had a DLE85 on it. NO it did not shake excessively and actually it was an amazing combination when paired with foam core wings. The vibe mount and foam core wings did an super job of soaking up the normal engine vibes and the plane flew extremely well. I let @cardenflyer have a swing at it and he agreed it was pretty cool.
- spinner balanced with back plate.
- prop balanced on hub and blades and double checked
- Engine vibes normal for a single.
The part that always bothered me with wood props is the amount of crush you get just trying to tighten the bolts. I saw @SupaTim just posted in another thread about the qualities of laminated props. I didn't even think of one of those as I was planning to buy a carbon after testing if the plane / setup was even worth it. Either way, some pics for your entertainment:
So yes the air-frame had a DLE85 on it. NO it did not shake excessively and actually it was an amazing combination when paired with foam core wings. The vibe mount and foam core wings did an super job of soaking up the normal engine vibes and the plane flew extremely well. I let @cardenflyer have a swing at it and he agreed it was pretty cool.
- spinner balanced with back plate.
- prop balanced on hub and blades and double checked
- Engine vibes normal for a single.
The part that always bothered me with wood props is the amount of crush you get just trying to tighten the bolts. I saw @SupaTim just posted in another thread about the qualities of laminated props. I didn't even think of one of those as I was planning to buy a carbon after testing if the plane / setup was even worth it. Either way, some pics for your entertainment:
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Terryscustom
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Exactly, mine was a little more violent since I was doing a pretty high speed slow roll. The firewall did not give out until I was just about ready to touch down. The engine started gaining RPM quickly so I hit the kill switch. That's when I saw I only had half a prop more or less.
