[WWI] Aaaaaaaargh!

[Steve Cox]

on 19/12/06 11:24 pm, Rick Geisler at ragfokker at hotmail.com wrote:


>>> Aaaaaaaargh!
> 
> 
> 
> Don and Mike,
> You have given me the opportunity to admit a recent disaster that I glossed
> over! While building the Eduard Albatros DIII for IM I was 2 wires away from
> finishing when a couple of wires popped loose. I removed them, and
> RE-Drilled the locating holes. I was beginning to start the re-attachment
> when I heard a snapping sound. The Cabane strut on one side broke due to the
> force of the rigging pulling to one side! I got so frustrated As the wing
> cellule collapsed that I tore the upper wing off. This was after 3 months on
> and off of building! The amazing thing is that I saved the interior, used
> another DIII kit, and built another one in less than 1 month :-) There you
> have it, the rest of the story, as I figured Matt didn't want another
> "disaster while building " article for IM :-)
> Rick G.

Matt might not want them, but I do, how else am I going to feel normal?

regards
Steve
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