As soon as I took the wing off I found the problem. An O-ring in the control box was moving too far out and leaked all the air out in the up position. Never had done that before, guess it needs an adjustment.
For more pictures go HERE.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
In Flight Emergency
Yesterday I went out to the field for some relaxed Mustang and Corsair flying. While flying the Corsair, it came time to land, and the landing gear wouldn't go down! I cycled the switch a few times, did some jerky maneuvers, but no gear. So with no other choice but to belly land, I made a few slow passes to get a feel for how it'll handle. Final pass, I came in low and slow, chopped the throttle at the last second and settled to a stop. No damage, other than what was already there. I was very surprised I managed to save it, I must be getting better.
As soon as I took the wing off I found the problem. An O-ring in the control box was moving too far out and leaked all the air out in the up position. Never had done that before, guess it needs an adjustment.
For more pictures go HERE.
As soon as I took the wing off I found the problem. An O-ring in the control box was moving too far out and leaked all the air out in the up position. Never had done that before, guess it needs an adjustment.
For more pictures go HERE.
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