Goldwing Ultralight

Well, it's not my toy. My toy is a Velocity. Also foam but a wee bit
stronger. Thanks for the condescending remark.

After looking closely at how this thing is put together, I would say that
your analysis is right on the money. The aluminum tube/foam spar is an
awfully wiggly thing and I can't imagine it being much stronger with ice
cooler Styrofoam for structure. I'll probably wind up cutting the plane into
a million little parts and selling the oversized lawn blower motor for
whatever it can get.

At least the guy who owned this before passed away of natural causes and not
the ground rushing up to smite thee...

Dale Alexander
Velocity 173 RG Elite-another foam plane.

"plasticguy" wrote in message
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I watched a Goldwing crash when the right wind failed on
a moderate g pullup. I was behind it after it flew overhead.
The spar was an aluminum tube inside a foam structure. It looked to fail
in bending about a foot outboard of the r/h attach points.
The pilot stayed in the fuse until impact and lived for a short time after
the crash.

I wouldn't trust one today after the structure has aged, lots of foam in
one.
I also wouldn't fly fast or pull hard in one. I'm also married and can
find
much better
toys than what you were looking at.

Scott



"OneSkyDog" wrote in message
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The factory test pilot was killed when a wing folded. There was some
issue
about the spar.

Regards,

One Sky Dog