Sunday, October 25, 2020

Estes Tazz - Post Flight


Last week I launched my Estes Tazz for the second time.
I didn't notice any damage until I got home.

On the right you can see the paint cracking along the hinge line. I expected this to happen over time. My old Gyroc had a paint crack down the hinge.



This concerns me though.

The new Tazz has a body tube slot for a thru the wall tab. The tab is on the upper half of the root edge of the wing/fin.

The ejection charge broke through the glue fillet and made a small tear in the body tube.

Keep this in mind if you build one - make those fillets strong!

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