Electra
Structural Failure

    It happened at the "Joe Nall" event during the last demo flight of the Electra ARF with a developmental powerplant.  Let us put things in perspective.

1st -  This powerplant is presently one of a kind.  There are no others in the field at this writing and no other available fan system can push an Electra to 200+ mph.  This particular model/EVF flew 9 times at Joe Nall prior to the failure.  Each time it made 200 mph passes. The difference in the last flight was not the speed, but the abrupt pull to vertical at the end of the high speed pass.  The two wing spar carry - through formers failed.
    This is the same power unit that Rob Lynch had in his "Project Speed" Electra at the Top Gun 2010 airshow.  It was radar clocked at 197 mph on an upwind pass, 203 mph on a downwind pass, and continued to fly for 6 minutes.

2nd -  Many thousands of Electra flights have been logged over the past 4 years with "Zero" structural problems.  Your Electra is safe to fly.

Structure Enhancement
In-The-Field Application

   About 3 hours of modeling time and some Aeropoxy are required to make the upgrade.  As with any high performance model, it is wise to occasionally disassemble it and check the critical glue joints.
 


For the Electra ARF version:
Part #E2300-60 Price $35.00


For the Electra Kit version:
Part #E2000-61 Price $35.00

    We applied the Structure Enhancement kit to this Electra, installed and test flew it at 200+ mph on 23 May 2010.

 

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