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due to the success or failure of my last plane (the Warhawk) I made a trainer airplane so I could get something to fly before putting a cool project in a bigger plane. It uses the same motor, speed control, and receiver that were in the warhawk to save some money, but it uses smaller 5 gram servos to save weight. with everything done, the wind was low for once and I took it out to the park for a maiden flight. the first two try's the plane fared as well as the warhawk crashing the the ground, except that the new nylon prop stayed intact this time. I found that the rudder was stuck in the right position so I taped it straight, and the next flight went well, but somehow there was a rip halfway through the wing! so I taped the wing and tried again. this time It gained some altitude, and I tried to turn, but it was coming toward me so I forgot how the ailerons worked. it started to roll, but the wing ripped in two! that ended the flight. the problem was that the spars were so thin to allow the servo wires to pass through that it wasn't strong enough for even a roll. I re-built the wing this time with a bamboo skewer and some cardboard for reinforcements. if the weather is nice I can fly it this week! the trainer with it's new wing.
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