Thread: X-wing
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Old October 9th 07, 03:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
OldPhart
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Default X-wing FLYS.....and falls.


"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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| Morgans wrote:
| "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
| .. .
| Dunno. It looks like the force was with them, but they weren't
quiet
| ready for the Force.
|
| It is obvious that there was some kind of force with them, but it
| sure was not a "rocket friendly" force! g
|
| I thought that perhaps one engine ignited about 3/4th of a second
| late, (visible on one the first few frames after takeoff) and also
| thought that it was perhaps not aerodynamically stable. Maybe some
| lead in the nose, or a little larger fins?
|
| If you remember from the original web site about the build they made
the
| wings able to move into the "attack" position. If you look at the
video it
| seems to start coming apart when the wings start to move. It's hard to
tell
| if the wings started to move because it was coming apart or the other
way
| around.

I bet Dan Rather knows exactly what happened. ;-}

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