GIANT SCALE F8F BEARCAT-GEAR COLLAPSE

[@briansilcox5720]

Test pilot, working through the issues. You want to be a contender, this must be what it takes. Keep going.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Incredibly bad luck there. Beautiful ship. I only hope it isn't too too expensive to make good. Thanks for posting! Impressive indeed. 🌟👍

[@JustwingitRC]

Damn brother, that was close, it could have been much worse! I see you chopped power mighty quick and saved the prop and engine, good job!

[@hechtspeed]

@@JustwingitRC sadly the prop is broke. $200 down the drain. #ouch

[@JustwingitRC]

@@hechtspeed Oh man bro...ouch is right...😓

[@gregwright4852]

Wow that sucks Dude!!!

[@gregwright4852]

Should get a Solo adjustable pitch for it. Then it would only be new blades required for the prop. Sorry to see this.. I’d make a joke but it’s not necessary…

[@victormontalbano4993]

Awwww ! Shit. ! Such a beautiful airplane !!

[@Flapswgm]

I deal with GA aircraft and the side loads are the most critical for pilots when in a cross wind or ground loop situation. When ever you are checking to see if you have the correct repair, take twice the weight of the aircraft and apply that load to the slip of the gear. This will be a good indication of the strength of the gear. After that, the tire will skid and the load will decrease.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

A second gear collapse?? Dammit man!

[@hechtspeed]

@@ModelAV8RChannel yep. And a $200 prop this time. Hhh

[@SteffenRC]

Holy cow.. I can't get over how freak'n awesome she sounds... Bummer about the gear though... I'm sure its a quick fix and back at it... Amazing plane... - Will

[@drmrjon]

I hate that for you. But like Col Thacker said to me for years "if you fly em, you ding em".

[@tweed252]

Wow Brent sorry to see that. Easy fix though , I guess the strut didn't lock . Maybe lack of air pressure or add some lube at the joint . Hopefully the props ok .

[@hechtspeed]

@@tweed252 sadly the $200 prop broke. The down lock broke the last time it ground looped. I fixed it with carbon tow...it disnt hold up to the sideload so it broke again. Ive re-fixed it with more carbon this time. We'll see if it holds

[@guerrillaradio9953]

Noooooooo! That physically hurt to watch! At least it failed at really low speed....oof, those props are NOT cheap. I mean....you could try that 5 blade Pilatus prop now....just sayin'....call it a uhhhhh Sea Fury prop, yeah, that's it! I got a really nice 80" sratchbuilt Giles G-202 from an RC buddy, and my 222 is going in that bad boy as soon as I sheet, glass, and paint it. Recommend the DuBro 100oz tank with a quad (for sport flying anyway), she's THIRSTY, as you've found out. I can fly flat out or close to it for 18 minutes with a safe reserve.

[@hechtspeed]

@@guerrillaradio9953 yeah i run a 60oz tank and its more than enough for a 10+ min flight

[@airhammer6203]

A hard feeling to describe for a viewer and of course the pilot.... Nicer to know it's ok and will fly again. AH

[@jollyroger2226]

Dang - Sorry to see that. I hope you can get a good fix on your gear linkage.

[@txkflier]

Another gear collapse? Seems like it was the right side the last time. I’ve never liked pneumatic gear.

[@hechtspeed]

@@txkflier its not a matter of being pneunatic in this case. The side load caused the down lock to break...which is what i fixed after the ground loop colapse...aparently didnt fix well enough. Attempted a better fix this time.

[@reckemroysrc3764]

OUCH

[@hechtspeed]

@@reckemroysrc3764 yep. Hhh. Guess my repaint wasnt up to the task

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

Was this after the repair?

[@hechtspeed]

@@PiratePrincessYuki yep. Fixed it better this time. Hoping that does the trick. Cost me a $200 prop though

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

@@hechtspeed ouch.

[@Airsally]

Dang... ouch that hurts the wallet.

[@s9523pink]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Flapswgm]

Far too Cheap a landing gear for such a plane. PLEASE tell us what company made that landing gear so we can all STOP buying it.

[@hechtspeed]

@@Flapswgm the company who made these gear has been gone for 30 years. I repared the down lock and the repair broke. My fault.

[@RTD1947]

NEVER...never trust Air Retracts....especially when the prop is more than a good set of Electrics...

[@hechtspeed]

@@RTD1947 its not the airs fault. The down lock broke.

[@hechtspeed]

@@RTD1947 and nobody makes scale f8f electric gear

[@gregwright4852]

Air gear have always worked as long as you take the extra time to properly secure the airlines to the nipples. I’m sure Brent will come up with a better down lock on these..

[@gregwright4852]

@@RTD1947 it’s usually the end users of the product that have the issues with pneumatic gear.