Did you give him a discount on the plane :-))
--Greg Nuspel
Wingcraft the core of great models.
http://www.wingcraft.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sal DeFrancesco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 8:48 AM
Subject: [RCSE] DLG and High power lines...Boom!
> Was flying my new DLG from Mike Fox. Nice sailplane! Was demoing for
> customer in front of the shop. Got a nice throw, caught a thermal and
> specked. That was good enough so I pointed the nose down and came by for
> a "high speed" pass. Brought it around and failed to miss the power
> lines. I hit two squarely...BOY! There was a minor explosion and fire.
> The remains quickly fell to the ground so we ran over and threw gravel
> on the small fire. What was left....Some fuzzy black stuff (the CF), the
> tail boom, and the melted front section of the fuse with the melted
> battery and receiver. I couldn't find any servos, the foam was
> completely gone. The remains do not even resemble a sailplane, just a
> bunch of fuzzy fibers. Mike! I need another one!
>
> Fuse was CG and Kevlar with CF in the wing. At the voltage it received
> it was a perfect conductor! No damage to power lines and I didn't black
> out the city of Burlington! Pretty embarrassing though.
>
> --
> Sal DeFrancesco
> Northeast Sailplane Products
> 948 Hercules Dr. Suite 12
> Colchester, Vt. 05446
> 802-655-7700
>
> Website: http://www.nesail.com
>
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